HENRY CRAWLS!!!

Well, kind of :)

Henry has been getting up on hands and knees for a few weeks now and either just hanging out for a while in that position, or rocking back and forth for a bit. He has been doing it more consistently and more often as of late - whenever we watch him on the video monitor going down for a nap we see him hanging out on hands and knees.

This morning Henry was on the floor playing with his chime ball (a toy that is pretty much what it sounds like...) It rolled away from him, and instead of waiting for me to roll it back, Henry went after it! He propped himself up a bit on his arms and pulled his body forward towards the toy. He reached it, accidentally batted it further away, and pulled himself after it again! He probably moved about 3 feet total. It was somewhat sad looking - kind of like watching a paralyzed man crawl on the ground and drag his legs behind him, but it was a start! Each time after reaching the ball he would get fully on hands and knees and rock for a bit - you can tell that his brain is working on coordinating all the different things he has to do to "officially" crawl. He has the various parts down, but can't quite do them all at the same time yet.

Henry was so excited from his crawling that he then took a 2 hour nap! That made mom happy (of course, he has not napped since then, but we take what we can get). Later in the afternoon Henry showed off his new skills in our baby class, causing much admiration. It is a good thing we have those baby gates up!

In other news, Henry is still doing well on solids. He has now had sweet potatoes, bananas, peas, and pears. He did not do well with peas - they bothered his stomach quite a bit, so those have been tabled for a while. He is also becoming an expert with the sippy cup. He drank an entire bottle's worth of formula from a sippy in the time it took me to put a load of laundry in - I was amazed. I think he likes the "independence" of a sippy as opposed to the bottle. Henry's only issue with solids is that he insists on feeding himself. If I attempt to put the spoon in his mouth without his hand also being on it, hysterical crying ensues. So, we just let him do it. It is leading to some very messy meals, but hopefully his coordination will improve soon.

He has been having a little trouble with napping, but I think it is a combination of him beginning to transition from 3 naps a day to 2 naps a day, and learning to crawl (reaching physical milestones can often disrupt sleeping patterns. They get so excited that they can't sleep!). We are interested to see what Daylight Savings brings this weekend. There is a good chance that Henry will have a 4:30 AM wake up call for a day or two before he gets used to the time change, so that will be fun!

We will try to get some action photos of Henry on the move. Someday I will also figure out how to transfer our home movies onto the computer so we can post the videos here, as well.