Crafty as a Cat

And the boy gets ever smarter.

We have a cheap baby gate to block John from going down the basement steps. We actually place it at least six inches above the ground so that my old, fat cat Missy can squeeze beneath it instead of leaping over it. Today John figured out that he, too, can squeeze under it.

John is walking more and more. For the first time, today John walked "out into space" instead of leaving the safety of one piece of furniture while aiming for another piece of furniture. Once he walked across the kitchen and once across the living room. It was amazing to watch! I'll have to try to catch more video.

In food news, I can no longer deny it: John likes goldfish crackers. Out of desperation, I began offering them to him last week and he really likes them. He ate five or six of them at dinner tonight, which is more quantity than he's eaten of anything ever. Why, oh why, does he have to like fat and salt so much, like his mama does?!