Ava loves to stand up on the couch in our living room and look out the window. She watches the cars drive by and people walking dogs. It’s big fun.
The problem, until recently, was that Ava couldn’t get up on the couch by herself. When she wanted to look out the window, she’d stand on the floor next to the couch and slap the cushions as she yelled, “Up! Up!” Leah or I would give her a lift, and she’d commence gawking.
I was sitting in the living room yesterday when Ava walked in and made like she was going to start smacking the couch cushions again. I was just about to get up and help her when she began scaling the ottoman, wedging herself between it and the couch as she pulled herself up and then walked over to look out the window. It was pretty neat. Even better, she then turned around and got off the couch all by herself.
For those of you fortunate enough to have a login for Ava’s section of our gallery, I put up a movie of the event. Yes, that weird, high-pitched voice in the video is mine.