Let The Mischief Begin!

Now that Karthik's been crawling for a while and has mastered the art of moving around on all fours, he has a newfound sense of independence that I'm sure is rather liberating to him. After all, after all these months of laying in one place and being at the mercy of those around him to get to other spots, he can now get around on his own. More importantly, he must've realized by now that he doesn't have to depend on us to bring him something he has laid eyes on. If he wants something, he can now go and get it (as long as its on the ground!). For us its a real cute sight as he crawls towards something with single-minded determination, his diapered behind sticking out and wiggling in the air.

But this is also the time we've realized how messy our house actually is! Karthik is drawn to anything on the floor like a moth to a light. Pieces of paper, broken potato chips, bread crumbs, broken crayons - his sharp eyes miss nothing. He is pretty much a human vacuum cleaner, zooming to anything on the floor, picking it up and popping it into his mouth faster than you can say "Germs!". So he really keeps us on our toes.

Needless to say, I think the crawling stage is the cutest stage in a baby's growth. But I do reserve the right to change this opinion when Karthik starts walking though :-)