Sooo Close...........

Thad is SOOOO close to crawling, but not quite there. It is SO cute and funny to watch him try. He can get up on his hands and knees then instead of moving his knees forward, he puts his head down on the ground and straightens his knees, like he's trying to do a hand stand. It is so funny. Sometimes, he actually moves forward while doing this, keeping his head on the ground the whole time. Then he usually squats down in a frog-like position, or just rolls over. The ole roll-over technique is still a reliable means of getting around for him for now.

I am VERY anxious for him to crawl. Not because I want him to start getting into everything or grow up too fast, but because in a week and a half, I will be leaving him for a week with the grandparents, while we go to Disney World. If he waits until I am gone to start crawling, I will NOT be happy. I am NOT thrilled about leaving him for a week anyway, and if he decides to hit a major milestone while I am in another state, I will be OH SO SAD! So, we are working really hard on it. Surely he can get it-he has more than a week, right?

Here are some pics of the little man in action. These really don't do justice to how cute he is doing his little hand-stand.....

This last one, he is mid-role. He usually gives up after a moment and decides rolling is easier.

****UPDATE: I just got a couple of pictures that show the "technique" a little better...