Elena has been scooting around on her tummy and rolling over for months. She has also been getting up on her hands and knees. She usually scoots around until she ends up under a piece of furniture or wedged into the corner next to the toilet. Just a couple of days ago, she started being able to scoot herself forward on her tummy in order to get to something, usually a toy.
This morning, while I was putting Sylvan’s shoes on (him), Elena was lying on the floor facing us. She really wanted Sylvan’s shoe. So she propped herself up on her hands and knees, as she had done hundreds of times before, and (cue dramatic music) crawled forward, left-knee-right-knee-left-knee-collapse, to reach the shoe. Sylvan and I were impressed. Elena didn’t get what all of the fuss was about.
I know, I know, all of your children were standing, walking, pole-vaulting, and doing the rumba when they were eight months old, but mine wasn’t. Not until today.
Elena sitting, with Bob the Builder. Yes We Can.
Love the monkey slippers! Elena is ahead of Finn, he won’t be crawling for awhile–unless something magical happens overnight. Anders didn’t crawl until he was 9 months, so there’s that.