Get Ready, Get Set, GO!

So far xavier only has the "get ready" and "get set" parts down...no "GO" yet! However, I thought I would post some pictures of all his new found mobility. He was always a little squirmy for his age, but has become even more so the last few weeks. Let me start there.

Here he is trying to go somewhere...I'm not sure how he thinks he'll get there...

Yes, folks, that is an Arsenal soccer outfit (Daniel would probably disapprove of the term outfit)

Ok, back to the squirminess. Ready. He gets on all fours by leaning over on his hands when he is sitting...


Set. Then he moves his feet out from under him, but manages to stay on his knees. After this he usually stays in this position for a bit and then does a belly flop or starts rocking back and forth. If there is something he wants to get to, he will throw himself to reach it...I try to let him practice on soft surfaces, but now when I put him down for belly time he scrunches his knees up and goes right into crawling position. Daniel tells me I'm being too...(what's the technical term?)...wussy. BUT, in my defense, he did throw himself once and his head hit the floor...so, there is reason to be somewhat concerned. When he does try to move his arms he forgets about his legs and also falls over those times. That's what happened in the picture above. It's all very exciting but also worrisome...because we will need to start chasing after him soon!

Almost "Go". My sister has a video of the rocking, I'll see if I can get a hold of it and post it later...It's not crawling, but it is cute.