And she's off....

   Here we go!  Jewell is getting around on her own.  It is a mixture between a crawl and scoot.  It looks like she is positioning one leg as if she wants to stand up and then pushing off with it.   I figure she sees me get up off the floor in that position a lot, but only recently have I started crawling on all four so she could see what that looks like.  On grandma's carpet today she was crawling on all four though.
   To our cats, I have to say, "Watch out!"  Jewell got over to the cat this afternoon and was SO excited!  She just giggled and giggled.  The cat twitched its tail, which became a great game for Jewell grabbing at it.  Eventually, she got a handful of hair and the cat got up.  It stayed close enough to her though for her to get her way over to it again.
   I know we are going to have to keep a closer eye on her, but I am excited about her getting around and playing with things independently.

This is a new favorite toy.  She needs help getting seated, but can sit up
and push herself on this fun Dora mobile.
She also uses it to help herself stand up while I stabilize it and spot her to make sure she doesn't fall.
She also loves all the music it makes and emptying out blocks from under the seat.