Lately, Babykins has been working very hard to learn to crawl. She flips from sitting to her tummy, rocks back and forth on her hands and knees, and wiggles her little hips in an attempt to get moving. One of these days, I'm going to walk across the room and look down to find her following right along behind.
Although she has yet to make any forward progress, Babykins spent a good chunk of time last night going backwards. She was on her tummy, staring hard at a toy just out of reach. She gathered up all her little strength, pushed on her arms, and promptly slid farther away from her objective. This didn't discourage our intrepid Babykins. She just re-focused, put her arms back under her...and moved even farther in the opposite direction of where she wanted to be.
Five minutes and 3 feet later, Babykins finally realized her toy was getting farther and farther away. Her little head went down on the ground, and she gave the saddest little cry. Luckily for Babykins, there were 3 grown ups in the room more than happy to pick her up and sit her near the toy she'd been chasing.
It was an exciting adventure, both for Babykins who, while she didn't get where she was going, did manage to make some independent travel, and for all of us, who marveled over her new skill.
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