An Immobile Summer, It's All I Ask
Paul is days away from sitting up independently. He can sit up on his own if we’re sitting right there next to him, but he typically topples forward within 15 seconds or so. But once he figures it out, I’m pretty confident he’ll be crawling in no time.
But honestly, I hope that’s not the case. I love my cute, squishy, non-moving ball of a baby.
Because really, baby mobility is so overrated. Don’t you think?
But if Paul is anything like his older siblings, crawling is a milestone he might hit in just a weeks. All three of his siblings crawled in their sixth month of life. Paul will be six months old, exactly two weeks from today. The mobility countdown is on!
But no way am I ready to start chasing him!
With Paul being my 4th child, I cherish his immobility. Because honestly, knowing where he’s at, makes my life 50 shades of easy. I know he hasn’t crawled upon a stray Lego or Polly Pocket choking hazard. And I can rest easy that he’s not attempting to scale the stairs. My four story home is currently gate free, and it’s kinda glorious.
I’m thinking if Paul can chill out and celebrate his immobility until the big girls go back to school in August, I’ll be happy as a clam. Once the chaos of the summer winds down, I’ll be all about him becoming a crawler. Heck, even a walker!
Until then, I will keep whispering in his little baby ear that crawling is for suckers, and highly overrated. *wink*
When did your baby become mobile? Did you have an early crawler?
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My first two both crawled and walked early, which was okay because once they’re crawling, they might as well walk. They both walked in time for “playground season.” But my third is almost a year and not walking yet, so he’s crawling around the concrete in the playgrounds. tough on the knees. But I’m kinda with you, crawling in the summer isn’t ideal.
This is one of the strangest articles I have read. I realize you are being a bit tongue in cheek, but children usually don’t do things on your schedule. Milestones should be celebrated, not dreaded.
My boy isn’t crawling much at 7 months but is trying his darnedest to pull up on things. I have a feeling he won’t really crawl before walking.