It all started a few weeks ago. Aiden would be sitting upright, happily playing with his blocks, or whatever toy is the choice of the day, when suddenly he would lunge forward to get on his hands and knees. He would stay there, on his hands and knees, rocking back and forth, waiting for something miraculous to happen! It was Friday of last week when he discovered the Army crawl. He started using one arm to pull his whole body forward. Then on Saturday he realized that with a little effort, his knees can move forward too! And then Sunday came... it was like everything just seemed to click! All of a sudden his arms and knees were working together to get to wherever he wanted to go! Oh the freedom he must have felt when he realized that the combination of his two extremities working together could get him to wherever he wanted to go! He first made a circle around the youth room at church during our weekly meeting, exploring every inch of the floor that we would allow him to (who knows when it was last cleaned...). Then Monday came and he discovered the ceramic tile in our entry way and the sound it makes when you smack an open hand on it! "smack smack smack" over and over again! The way in which my son is so easily entertained is beyond my comprehension. We spend all this money on fancy toys that sing and dance and light up and you want to do what? Smack the dirty floor??? Oh my son, you have so much to learn... but not too quickly now, I enjoy you being so little and cuddly!
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