Movin

Otti is giving Gram a run for her money lately.  He is movin', movin', movin'.  I have childproofed most of the main and upper floors.  There are gates blocking the stairs going down, but no gate to prevent Otti going up.  This was not an issue until today, when he decided steps are way cool and those little metal accents on the balusters move up and down!

Ot is also progressing in the crawling situation.  He is moving from army crawling to the real deal.
As you can see by the pic below Otti is now on all fours, rocking and ready to crawl.

He also loves standing against the ottoman or chairs.  Otto is happiest actually if he is on his two feet and has decided that it is great fun to walk.  Hold his fingers and walk behind him and he is cruising.  I keep telling him that he doesn't need to be an early walker, hoping it will sink in before this rascal leaves me in the dust!

We continue to find new ways to play that don't involve toys since they are not nearly as interesting.  The dollar store has become our new hangout.  Ot loves sensory items and theres plenty of tactile goodies to find there.  He played with this tinsel and cake pan for half an hour.

A funny side story…  I started playing a harmonica for Otti one note at a time and he was really interested…until I ran the notes together from low to high.  Big pouty lip and tears came immediately.  I felt like bad gram but also was fascinated.  Evidently only single notes that are joyful are allowed to be played.  Otherwise it's just too sad for our little Ot.