It occurred to me today that CC was not likely to learn how to be mobile anytime soon unless I stopped plonking him on his butt every time I put him down! Because of his stature he's been pretty solid at sitting upright from a young age (starting at 20 weeks) and because of this I've always taken the easy option of placing him on his toosh when I need both hands for my chores! He can sit happily for an age as long as there is activity going on around him.
Although he has mastered sitting, he can't roll over (because he's never on his back outwith the confines of his restricting cot) and he has never been given much tummy time so has had no inkling to get mobile. I decided tonight to rectify this and placed him on his tummy instead. I was pretty amazed at how quickly he moved on from the skydiver position to actually getting his knees under himself in an attempt to shuffle himself forward to reach the items of interest I'd placed just out of reach in front of him. I have to continue with this and give him that important time to let him progress naturally.
I do wonder if he will be a crawler like BB or a commando boy like LL? Watch this space...
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