![]() ![]() If you’ve been following your baby’s weight and length changes at each doctor visit and noting where the stats fall out on the standard growth chart, you’ll see a personal growth curve emerging - one that your little one will most likely continue to progress along throughout the first year. Your bouncing baby is slowly making her way up the growth charts, gaining about 1 to 1¼ pounds in weight and growing about ½ inch to ¾ inch in length this month. But since your baby is getting a move on, it’s important to choose playthings that get your little one moving too, such as toys on wheels that your baby can push across the room while crawling or scooting, balls that baby can roll, musical toys that get baby rocking and rolling, and toys that encourage your little one to pull up to standing, such as an activity table or a sturdy push toy that won’t roll away. How baby gets from point A to point B isn’t important. Many babies begin crawling backward or sideways, some scoot on one knee or on their bottoms, and others travel on hands and feet. If your baby is part of the crawling set, keep in mind that there’s no definitive way to crawl (styles may vary). ![]() Some babies start crawling, creeping or scooting as early as 6 or 7 months, especially if they’ve had plenty of supervised tummy time, but because babies spend less time on their bellies, more babies are crawling later these days, around 9 months or so.Īs long as other important developmental milestones are being reached (such as sitting up unsupported - a skill babies must master before they can tackle crawling and usually do around now), late crawling or even no crawling at all is not cause for concern. Your active cutie may also be crawling up a storm (or not, since crawling is not considered a developmental “must-do”). She may be able to get from her tummy to a sitting position and stand holding on to someone or something. By this month your baby will be rolling back and forth, from tummy to back and back to tummy.
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