I had always heard that some babies learn to crawl backwards before crawling forwards. It never made any sense to me - how is that easier? The other day I happened to read that it has something to do with their arms being stronger than their legs, but it still made no sense. Then, last night Lowly started crawling backwards across my dining room floor.
Now, to start off, "crawling backwards" isn't the best way to describe it (unless my daughter has come up with a completely new method of crawling.) It's more like scooting backwards, closer to when you're sitting on the floor and push yourself backwards using your hands to get out of the way of someone walking by. That explains the whole "arms being stronger than their legs" part, as they are putting all their weight on their arms to push themselves back, and not really using their legs at all. What it doesn't explain is why Lowly started doing it, as her pediatrician was pretty emphatic that she has subpar upper body strength. Granted, I never thought it was all that bad, so maybe she was just being uncooperative that day.
In any event, Lowly is now officially puttering around. I'm doomed.
In other news, do you think God frowns upon telling your toddler that the black beans you're trying to get him to eat are raisins? Is it not quite as bad if your toddler thinks they are raisins, and you just agree with him?
Raisins = Black beans??? Oh Annie, as they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions!
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