Allen's Crawling

About three weeks ago, Allen started crawling. It was really subtle and imperceptible at first. He'd kind of stretch his arm, then roll over and in the process inch forward. Then he started getting up on his fours and rocking back and forth. He’d try to move his arm and topple over, inching forward in the process.

By now, he’s all over the place. He still rocks on all fours, but hasn’t learned how to turn that rocking into crawling. Instead, he’s doing the army crawl, just like Ivan. In other words, he’s sweeping my floors.

This means I’m back to daily vacuuming and kitchen sweeping. Of course, Mariposa is shedding like crazy because it’s so hot. Also, the carpet and the floor seem to be incessantly littered with dried up bits of playdoh, regardless of how much I vacuum and pick it up. I’m afraid that Allen will eat it.

Also, we also brought out the jumpy chair after Allen turned six months. Allen loves it.
My feeling is that Allen will start crawling, walking, etc. much sooner than Ivan. I also think he’ll be an out-of-crib climber, unlike Ivan, who did that once and never again.