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"That's the best stage." I can't tell you how many times I heard that when my baby was a cute little Buddha baby who could sit up, but couldn't move. I could plop her down on the floor and still get a few things down while she was in my range of vision and not worry about her going anywhere. All that changed when she was six months old.
That's when she started to "crawl." She didn't move perfectly on her hands and knees the way you or I would crawl (which is also the way her dance teacher says is crucial to symmetrical development—whatever). She used only her upper body and the big toe of her right foot. She'd struggle mightily to lift her little body up as if she were doing a push-up and then she'd push off on her big toe and continue to do that to motor around. She ended up with a huge callus on that toe, and it looked painful, but that didn't stop her from getting where she wanted to go.
Her friend started crawling when she was about nine months, and her crawl was just as unique and adorable. She basically "crawled" in a downward dog position. She'd push her body off the ground so her arms were straight and her legs were also straight in a big V (her head would be hanging upside down and she'd be looking backwards through her legs). She'd then scuttle around the room this way. It looked awkward, but it worked for her.
Sure, once my baby started crawling it meant we were on to a new stage—one in which I needed to follow her around the room while she got into all sorts of mischief. But like every stage, it was fun—and fleeting. I'm just trying to enjoy them all while they last.
Is your baby on the move yet? Does he or she have a unique crawl?
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Comments (8)
Madyson my oldest crawled on her hands and knees. Aryanna my baby first used her upper body, what reminded me of how army people crawl under the wires on training (boot camp) then once she mastered that she picked her arms up so she was using her hands and her left leg also came up. Now that she knows how to walk I can occasional see her crawling on her hands and knees. She's used every way possible to move, including going backwards while walking or crawling, or having her sister put her on a blanket and hall her around the house, BTW my kids are only 17 months apart and my youngest is now 17 months so you can imagine the fun!
It is cute when they crawl in weird ways, but your dance teacher is right. The old fashioned crawl is very important to learn.
My son mostly does the army crawl and then the hands and knees. It seem like he does the army crawl when he wants to get to something fast, because he's used to it.
kamaria crawled with her hands and FEET with her lil booty up in the air at first but now she crawls on her hands and knees
Alexia is 8 months and she's not crawling yet. Should I bee worried? She seats with help and can perfectly hold her head, she can be seated for a while until she looses balance. It seems like she prefer to stand up or maybe she's little bit lazy. Any suggestions? I tried to place her on the floor with toys and stimulate her crawling. Does anyone knows if there are some babys that dont crawl at all? Does this affect her learning in the future?
Aura didn't like getting on her knees at first. She tried to do what your friends baby does and use her feet. Soon though, she started using her knees. I realized she was getting carpet burn on them and started using leg warmers.
My son is 7 months and hasn't started crawling yet. He just rolls everywhere! I am a little upset about this as most babies his age are up and crawling by now. Everyone I talk to tells me not to worry and that he will get there, but I somehow feel he is never going to crawl. He was 3 weeks premature and I'm not sure if that would have any affect on his ability to crawl?
My Baby Girl is about 5 1/2 months and she gets her self off the ground and does the Triangle (a Yoga Move) and goes backwards. Is this normal? Is it "Crawling"?