Crawling!

Last Monday, the 9th, Carter officially started crawling! He even waited for me to get home from work before doing it. Dave and I were watching him play on the floor and he was pivoting around in circles like normal when he spotted the dog's red ball a few feet away...I guess that was motivation enough because he started dragging himself (army crawl style) across the floor to get that ball! Another favorite crawl path is straight to the dangerously sharp coffee table, which we plan to have gone by next weekend. He also loves checking out his car seat if it's in the room, he cracks up as he rocks it back and forth.

Grabbing at the sharp table.

Playing with his seat.

Since last Monday he has drastically improved from a one arm dragging motion to a more efficient army crawl. Sometimes he even gets his butt up in the air and his knees underneath him. I think he's going to get the "real crawl" before we know it. We love the funny army crawl though, it's hilarious to watch him. He definitely has determination!

Here is Carter practicing his walking...I thought I'd add it to this post since it's all about his mobility. He still loves standing and trying to walk, so I wouldn't be surprised if he's an early walker. He loves this "play and walk" toy even though sometimes the toy keeps moving but his feet stay planted. As you can imagine, this stretches his body way out and then he eventually buckles. He loves this game!