Landon has mastered a good army crawl and even though he gets around really well, it's beginning to morph into something resembling a normal crawl. Here's some video....
and yes, that little split maneuver at the end is how he sits up. the only way. he does things his own way... some people call that an "outside the box thinker", a problem solver.... it works.
and yes, that is a toothrush. his favorite thing right now.
Landon had his first art project today and we ended up with a really good little masterpiece actually! He was tempted to eat the paint but somehow we made it through without any major mess or without any paint making it on anything other than his tray and hands. Of course it's too early to really know if he will be artistic but this wasn't a bad way to start...
For those parents who have had babies that have met all of their developmental milestones right on time, this video might seem like small potatoes. For those parents who know what it is like to see the months of milestone development come and go, you might understand how excited I was about Landon finally making strides towards a forward motion! He still hasn't perfected the army crawl but I think he will have it down in another day or two. Heres a video of the past few days/week leading up to the big moment where he finally started going forward.
(On a side note: I'm almost positive that Landon is a "late bloomer" on gross motor skills because of his start in the Pavlik harness. While he was only in it for 2 months, it definitely affected the amount of tummy time he was able to get in- crucial stuff! On every other front, Landon is ahead of where he should be. I'm sure if his Uncle Matt has anything to do with it, Landon will still be an amazing athlete someday- maybe... if he wants to be...) ;)
Here's a clip of Landon and my mom from today where Landon obviously thinks that mommy is funny. I had a lollipop in my mouth and he just couldn't stop laughing...
Here's a funny clip I got of Landon. He was standing. holding on to our ottoman/his toy chest but his feet kept sliding farther and farther back until he was just hanging on by his chin (literally).
