Crawling and Becoming Independent

 Mena took so long to crawl, but Xander on the other hand just can't seem to wait.  He has been trying so hard lately to get moving.  Usually he does the roll and pivot to get where he wants to go, but his getting up on those hands and knees.  Any day now he is going to be a lot more mobile.  As it is I find him all over the place now; trying to get under the TV stand, trying to get under the couch, banging on the toy chest, or my favorite is when he tries to grab Mena's leg.  It freaks her out, but I think it's hilarious.

Mena is becoming more independent and a lot more vocal too.  She likes to say no and make a very specific face.

That's the face she likes to make when she doesn't like whatever it is that you are doing or trying to take away from her.  She makes me laugh because she repeats a lot now and I hear her all the time repeating things that I tell her, like "careful", "come here", "don't touch" and of course "no".  My favorite new thing she says though is "I love you", melts my heart every time.