One of the most interesting things about having a baby is how often I get to see the exact moment when she learns something new, something I know she couldn't do just earlier in the day. Sunday night we were just hanging out on the couch watching Kate play on the floor for a while before it was time for her to go to bed and when she rolled her little plastic ball away from herself, instead of flopping down on her stomach and scooting to it like she has been doing for weeks and weeks, she crawled. Since then, things have been busy. Yesterday morning, while I sent an email, Kate discovered the joys of the pantry.

She was particularly taken with a box of Hefty sandwich bags, because it allowed her to play her new favorite game, Take Things Out of a Box. If it's in a box, she thinks it should come out. Unfortunately, she has not caught on to the rules of the game I then get to play called Put it All Back in the Box.

And then, when she had made the maximum possible mess, she was off to discover something else. She has to keep a brisk pace if she's going to unpack every cabinet and closet in the house.