Two months ago, when Noah didn't seem to be physically progressing as fast as other babies due to his prematurity, the pediatrician asked us to bring him in for a check-up between the standard 6 mos and one year wellness baby appointments. At the time, we expressed our mild concern with the fact that Noah didn't seem to have any inclination for wanting to crawl. In fact, he hates being on his hand and knees and would rather be sitting upright or even standing. My thoughts were that he would bypass crawling altogether and go straight to walking as our friend's baby did. The pediatrican said not to worry and that some babies never do, in fact, crawl but find other means of getting around before walking, like slithering on their tummies. He then said not to worry; in fact, Noah's fine motor skills were advanced for his age. Well, Noah has discovered his own means of transporting himself from one place to the next...he butt-scootches. :)
I sat him down in the office today so that I could work on some school work and looked down to discover that he had used his hands and legs to propel himself (on his butt) across the room. Here he is looking pretty please with himself:
And here he is deciding which thing it is he wants to crumple, chew on, and ultimately destroy--Daddy's JPME book or a blank piece of paper. It appears he's going for the book:
Thankfully, he chose the piece of paper (it also helped that mommy moved daddy's book out of range):
After he mangled and "killed" the piece the of paper, he then decided to move on to bigger and better things...like MOMMY'S school books. :) I didn't even let him even have the option of choosing on this one.
So that's it...my kid's talent is that he "butt surfs" better than the dog. :) I'm just glad he's finally becoming mobile. I guess it's time to fully kid-proof our house now.
~ Amanda
P.S. Here's the standard "naked baby in tub with a mohawk" photo we're planning to blackmail him with when he's 16 and starting to date:
He doesn't realize it now, but I'm sure it'll come in handy when he's a teenager and we need the lawn mowed, garage cleaned, or the dishes washed. :)
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