Gavin Is On The Move!
When Aiden first became ambulatory, he would move himself by rolling over. He would just roll on over to where he wanted to be. When Aiden began crawling, he couldn’t quite coordinate his back legs to work with his arms, so he ended up dragging himself all over. He still got around though. It took a few months for him to start using his arms and legs together to overcome that friction with the carpet.
Gavin became mobile about two weeks ago. He skipped the rolling part. He skipped the dragging part. In a matter of days, he went from propping up on all fours to actually crawling forward. Within a week, Gavin could pull himself up to a kneeling position by grabbing the side of the couch. We fully expect him to pull himself up into a standing position by next week. He loves to stand up.
For Gavin’s safety, we unlatched the safety door on our staircase. It was surprising how quickly he made it from the living room to the staircase (and from there down the hall). We actually put him on the side of the staircase to see if he would avoid it, since Aiden did when he first made it to the stairs, but Gavin happily tumbled over the side. Luckily, we were there to catch him and close the gate.
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