Max is going through a lot of quick physical changes during month 8. He is so clost to crawling. He can now get on all fours with his belly off the ground and move a little forward. He's excellent at moving enough to completely clear off the bottom shelf of all toys! When complete, he's quite proud of himself.
It's funny to watch him becuase he is getting very good at going backwards.... although, when he does this, it's not his intended movement. He does this after he ends up flat on his tummy and can't sit back up. SO he's pushing up and moving back and sliding along the floor quite effectively (especially on the hardwood.) Meanwhile, he is getting more and more frustrated. We encourage him, but I give in and sit him back up becuase I don't like the whining :-)
Tonight he was playing on the floor after dinner and he chased a ball about 4-5 feet moving on his but or one hand forward and then sitting back up. We are nearly there.
I know that when he hits the go stage, we will be in trouble, at least compared to things with Ellie. She was never really that in to getting into things and wasn't a big crawler - she just rolled from one end of the house to the other for a couple months! I still laugh at this when I remember this.
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