Squish, Squish, Squish

When Auntie MO was visiting us, she taught Babykins to stand at the window, look down on the street below, and squish any minions who displeased her. Babykins obliged this activity by pushing her little thumb against the glass and twisting it back and forth. It was very cute to watch.

Then yesterday at playgroup, Babykins decided to go for a walk. As she held on to my hands, she suddenly detoured from the toy she was chasing and purposely tried to to step on one of the smaller babies.  While the other mommies found this amusing, I knew that she was really just trying to squish a minion.  I can't imagine what that little 6-monther did to displease her, but Babykins was definitely on a mission.

So now we begin the task of trying to teach Babykins that while it's alright to metaphorically squish minions with your thumb from the 31st floor, actually squishing tiny baby minions with your foot at playgroup isn't going to win you any friends.

Babyzilla

Along with crawling and pulling herself up on furniture (and walls and tubs and pantlegs),  Babykins started to "cruise" yesterday.  This is where she holds onto furniture to be able to walk by herself.  It's fabulous, but it has re-confirmed her status as Babyzilla.

Whether she's crawling or cruising, when Babykins encounters an obstacle she doesn't go around it, she goes over.  And if she can't get over, she pushes and shoves until it's out of her way.  Occasionally, even when something isn't directly in her path, she'll move over a bit just so that she can step on it.  This goes for books, toys, and mommy and daddy.  She's even been known to crawl over other mommies and babies at her play group.

At times you can practially hear her thinking, "ROAR," as she smashes her way through piles of toys and stomps down on magazine pages (which inevitably stick to her foot and follow her on her quest).  She may be a cute, tiny baby, but in her head, she's Babyzilla!