On the blanket, Bean practiced his crawling, which is _thisclose_ to being a full-on crawl. Depending on the surface, he'll either do what we call "scrabbling" or he'll use his head as a means of locomotion. On a smooth surface (like wood floors) he'll scrabble, which is a cross between a dog paddle stroke and actual crawling. He revs his engines and all 4 limbs work like mad to propel him a foot or two. It's grossly inefficient, but he can get from point A to B with surprising speed. On a softer surface (like our bed), his butt goes up in the air and pulls himself forward by putting his forehead down and bending his neck. Talk about using your head...
On the flip side, his periods of inactivity (sleep) are changing. From time to time he'll go down for a monster nap. Rather than his typical 45-minute jobbie, he'll crash for 2 hours. When these long naps happen during the week, it's fantastic. Sweetie can get a whole mess of work done without interruption. When they happen on the weekend, they usually torpedo any social plans we may have had. But a nap's a nap so I'll take it!
Labels: Bean, monthly recap
