Mobility, Phase 4

So M's not exactly moving forward.  Well, sometimes a bit, but not exactly purposefully.  But she's getting more and more mobile every day.  Not in any directed fashion, but she's learning to twist and turn.

I took these shots this morning.  I didn't move, but she sure did.

She began by showing off her toe grabbing skills, but soon moved on to trying to sit up.  Who needs arms?

Then I put out a toy to encourage her to roll towards her right hand, which she doesn't like doing.

The toy seemed interesting.  Unfortunately, she was holding herself back by the gums.

But she reached it eventually, though it seems to be in competition with the toe.  Toes are so exciting, you know?

And then she flipped all the way over, but took the toy with her.

And seemed to feel that I could back off and give her some space while she gave the toy what it had coming to it.

Though she soon decided that she could be smiley again.

She then rotated herself another quarter turn just by wiggling and half-rolling.

These next few shots, she will probably be annoyed at me for putting on the internet, but it shows her maneuvering herself around.

And then slightly more to the right.

Slightly more . . .

And then the final push to a three quarter turn total.  And then she got annoyed, and picked her up, because the whole thing had taken about 15 minutes of wobbling and turning.  No wonder she looks exhausted.

And then this afternoon, she lifted her upper body all the way off the floor with her arms (which she doesn't do often), overbalanced, and bonked her head.  Poor baby.  The world is a tough place.