Adventures in Mobility

So Zach has perfected his scoot (I have never seen an individual so determined NOT to crawl) and is officially mobile. He has found every dust bunny and electrical cord in the house. Ryan and I now understand why everyone warned us about babies being mobile. Usually Ryan puts Zach in his carrier or the high chair in the mornings while he packs everything up for work and daycare. The other day Ryan decided to let Zach play on the floor while he packed up. Zachary scooted around for awhile and when reaching for a toy tipped forward onto his stomach. Horrified at being in the semi crawling position, he started crying right away. Being on his stomach and getting so upset caused him to spit up all over himself. So Ryan stopped what he was doing to go over and sit Zach back up and clean up his outfit. Now running slightly behind schedule, Ryan goes back to packing things up. Zach scoots over to our (extremely lightweight) water bowl for the dog and proceeds to pour the entire thing all over himself! Surprised and delighted by the experience Zach starts patting the water and moving around in it, leaving trails of water behind him. Ryan has to stop again and clean all the water off our floor, take Zach upstairs, and put new clothes and diaper on him for daycare, now running way behind schedule. Needless to say Zach has been relegated back to his carrier while Ryan packs up in the mornings!