Audrey no longer stays in the same spot when I put her down on the floor! She has a variety of spatial movements which change her location a few feet at a time.
One is to go from sitting to belly in order to reach something just out of grasp range, she can now execute this without face planting with more frequency than with the face plant and accompanying tears.
Another move is to scoot on her butt, a little bit like a frog but with her feet out front. This one has not been used very often yet, but I can seen it gaining favor as a forward movement because forward is challenging on all fours.
When she is in crawl position she drops down to her belly and inches backward, which does not seem like the intended direction.
Being on the belly is hard work and she often gets frustrated, As can be glimpsed here
Vertical movements include getting herself hoisted onto her knees, where she can balance pretty well, and using offered hands to pull herself to sitting from laying and to standing from sitting.
A more experienced mama friend advised not letting the baby hang out on the floor much because she'll figure out how to crawl and get into stuff that much sooner, but I love watching Drey try to figure it out, like on this video, so she will continue to get plenty of floor time.
There's no stopping her now! So fun watching how all the little wiggles and rolling and scooting get put together into crawling and standing and walking. Precious moments.
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ReplyDeleteDid she do much scooting and rolling on the camping trip?
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