Up the Hill Adventures: May Day

May 1st has been a significant date in the course of my life with Marc. Five years ago on May 1st Marc and I began dating, and it's been an important day for us nearly each year since. We don't plan it that way, it just happens. Four years ago, we moved from California to the East Coast on May 1st. Two years ago Marc opened his barbershop doors for business on May 1st. Last year we moved into our first home on May 1st. This year, Jack began crawling on May 1st.

It may not be as monumental as falling in love, moving across the country, starting a business or buying a house, but it is still a meaningful event for me. My baby boy is becoming more and more independent, and while I'm so proud of him, a part of me already misses that teeny tiny baby who would curl up on my shoulder to be held with just one hand.

Luckily, the larger, more rational part of me is thrilled that Jack is on the move! He gets such a kick out of himself, you can't help but smile as he chases after a ball or a toy car on all fours. He really seems proud of himself for crawling, but he's also not content just to crawl; crawling is just a means to going over to the nearest piece of furniture, large toy, full laundry basket or person and pull himself up. He then stands there with the biggest grin on his sweet little face and does daredevil maneuvers like letting go with one hand or taking tiny steps from one large object to another.

Last night I was changing Jack's diaper when he decided it was time to get moving. Like a bolt of lightning, he flipped over onto his belly and started crawling over to his toy car, completely naked. I was able to tackle him (yes, tackle) and get his diaper on before he took off again, this time to a laundry basket filled with his dirty clothes. He proceeded to pull himself up on the basket and hold on with one hand while using the other to pull out individual pieces of laundry! From there, he went from toy to toy, checking everything out along the way. I was able to capture most of his journey on film, but had a hard time photographing him actually crawling...he's way too fast!!