A Movable Tiger

... Tiger

Oh golly. It has begun.

It used to be that you could leave Tiger on her playmat and quickly run to the outside bin with a stinky nappy, or to wash your hands or grab a glass of water and you'd come back and she'd be approximately in the same place, chewing on her Sophie giraffe or rolling her tinkly ball.

Now?

Notsomuch.

Now, if you leave Tiger for more than, oh, fifteen seconds, she is halfway to China.

Or at least all the way across the room.

And no. She is not crawling yet.

You know that scene in The Exorcist where Linda Blair goes down the stairs upside down, with her belly in the air and her head and feet on the floor?

That's how Tiger moves. Belly in air, head on floor,pushing herself backward with her feet. She can cover HUGE distances very quickly with her ... unique moving technique.

And Daddy Bear thinks it's hilarious watching hermakingher strange way around the room. But me?

I'm thinking ...

CORNERS!

and HARD THINGS!

and THINGS THAT FALL DOWN!

and MAKING ALL OF THE THINGS SAFE AND SQUISHY!

It has begun. I no longer have a little baby who doesn't do much. I have a big girl who does ALL OF THE THINGS. And oh golly gosh it's lovely and amazing to watch.

But also ... gah!

~ Love, Miss Cackle x