At 11 months, Ellis is finally a crawler! Well, not officially a crawler. He's still doing some version of the army crawl, but the important thing is that HE MOVES! If you've talked to me recently, you know I've been super anxious for Ellis to start crawling because our kids just seem to be so much happier if they can move on their own. In that conversation, you probably warned me that I wouldn't actually like having a baby that crawls. Henry never crawled, so I definitely didn't know all the woes of crawlers. Apparently, there's a lot to learn . . . like how you have to get rid of things like night lights plugged close to the floor and put barricades in front of things like toilet plungers. And you have to keep your floor swept and mopped fairly often, unless you want to be mortified by the color of your baby's clothes by the end of the day. Well, I still think it's worth it!
If you want to see the crawler in action, here's a video clip. This is one of my favorites -- watch for what happens the very moment Ellis notices that the fridge is open. And for the Ellis fan club, keep watching the clip for his other recent tricks (including kiss-blowing and his first 5 "words").
Ellis' New Tricks from Ben and Jenn on Vimeo.
7 comments:
I'm always grateful for crawling- you're right, they are way happier when they can move. That's great and he is so cute.
Crawling and really any mobility makes me one happy mom! Ellis you made me laugh out loud with your fabulous crawling and your motivator, the fridge! That is EXACTLY how Mason crawled in the beginning. Awesome!!
I love that the fridge opening is what gets him up and going! He is so funny!
Not too shabby! He'll be driving the family van before you know it!
This video is the best yet! He still blows kisses like he did in Utah. It makes my heart melt. And what baby but Ellis does his tricks on cue? None of ours did! His swimmer crawl should serve him well in a pool, but in the meantime, as much as we practiced him at home, I'm happy he's finally getting around one way or another. We're missing those boys and we still have over two months until we leave the country! Keep those videos coming!
That was so sweet! It's crazy that he'll do it on demand, that is the real trick. He is such a handsome kid~just like is ma and pa.
Great videos! Can't wait to get Ellis and Bridger together. They'll be racing before we know it. :)
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