Pushing Up

Each night after bath time, Gavin has playtime on the floor before he gets his pjs on and heads to bed. Dave and I love watching him play. Increasingly, he's rolling around more and moving more.
Thursday night, Gavin pushed up on all fours for the first time. Since then, he has continued to push up. He gets up and then rocks back and forth like he's revving up and getting ready to go. It won't be long.
He's pretty proficient at pushing himself backwards Saturday morning, he scooted from the dining room to the living room. He was stopped when he ran into the entertainment center and couldn't go any farther. This morning after his bath, he was pushing up on all fours and bouncing his legs forward. He hasn't figured out that his hands have to move, too. I was amazed this morning when he did a full push up. Not a sissy, knees down push up. A full on toes and hands only push up.
So, tonight when it was pj time, Gavin had to show his new trick to Dad. He did a few push ups. We quickly grabbed the camera hoping to catch our strong guy in action. A little patience was all it took.
Check out his form.



And, who can resist pictures of a baby in his diaper?


I know that Gavin will be crawling before he goes back to school. Boy will his teachers and friends be impressed. I have to admit that I'm glad that he's learning this week. I'll actually get to see this first. I've worried that I'll miss it. I'm sure that I'll probably miss his first steps. Well, maybe he'll hold off 'til Spring Break to try that. A girl can dream, right?