physical milestones

[Stringy]

So I don't think P is ever going to be a rolling baby. She has not rolled either way yet. However she can now sit-up for a pretty lengthy time.

I'm not worried about the rolling cuz...I'm just not. But wondering if anyone else's LO isn't into it.

What else are kids doing? Sitting? Reaching? Scooting? Rolling with a purpose?

[athn64]

We're army crawling. We roll to one side then scoot across the floor. This has been going on for two weeks.

She can also sit up on her own, but she prefers exploration

[txmommy14]

My DS didn't roll until NINE months, crawled at 10.5, walked at 18. He's so smart and just fine, so I am definitely convinced that every kid is just different.

DD is close to crawling, but honestly she has been so much more fussy, I enjoyed how DS would just happily sit there while he played, not in any hurry to go anywhere. 😂

We did end up doing physical therapy with DS,and they said sitting was a much more important milestone than crawling or rolling, so that's great that your LO is starting to do that!

[origamimommy]

Mine can roll from tummy to back but not the other way. He does sit up though. I am not concerned. I am savoring this baby. I was in such a hurry for my first to meet milestones and grow up but it just goes so fast and then they are just little people and not babies anymore! And my first was the same way, late roller, late crawler, early sitter, early walker. They are all different.

[nymama917]

We roll back to front but not the other way. When she's done being on her tummy (which she loves) she does this weird airplane thing and lifts her arms and legs off the ground and does this yelling grunting thing. She can push her whole chest off the ground but she never rolls. I have been practicing with her but not really concerned. She does okay sitting.....she can hold herself for a few seconds on her own and when she falls it's usually forward not side to side. My doctor had asked that at the last apt and said that's a sign the muscles are developing well if they go forward and not to the side (though she was not at all saying she should have been sitting yet). She does wiggle around and kick/roll side to side to get herself moved around where she wants to go but no real scooting.

[pbandj714]

My two are pretty different in this regard.

L has great core strength and strong legs and loves to stand with us balancing her. She's done this for over a month now. She also sits up very straight and is pretty good at tripod sitting but usually will fall forward when reaching for something. She's rolled both ways, but once she learned to roll from back to belly, she hasn't rolled back the other way. It's strange. At bed time, she will instantly roll to her side or belly once laid down in the crib.

G rolled first and has rolled both ways, but like his sister is now not interested in rolling tummy to back since figuring out back to tummy. He has rolled with a purpose a couple times and I've found him about 2 feet from where I left him on the floor. And almost every morning i find that he's scooted 180 degrees from how he was laid down. He is slowly improving with sitting up, but is still kind of a lump in that regard. He does love to reach for his feet and toys when sitting up assisted, though! He will hardly ever put any weight on his legs.

[Kevinmac]

DS loves rolling from back to belly and will occasionally roll from belly to back (only when I'm not looking). I'm working on sitting with him and try to prop him up everyday.

[ArgyleEnigma]

C rolls easily both ways, and scoots wherever he wants to go now (only been doing this for a week). He tries to climb in and out of laps with inconsistent success. He doesn't sit. If I put him in a sitting position, he usually holds it for just a couple seconds before toppling over. This doesn't surprise me--he is a touchy baby, not a looky one, so he's getting the skills that help him touch faster than the ones that help him look.

[greysonsmom]

DD is rolling all over the place, scooting a bit. Trying to get up on her knees and rock a bit. If I place her in a seated position she can stay there from anywhere from a couple of seconds to a couple minutes. If my son is sitting in front of her still she can sit longer but as soon as he moves and she looks that way she falls over.

I'm in no hurry for her to be mobile although I think she has other ideas. DS walked at 9 months and shortly after started running. I can't imagine chasing two of them in 3 months.

[twobananas]

My kids are both rolling, but for the most part prefer being on their tummy. Neither can sit for very long unassisted, but I am hoping by Christmas they will be able to sit by themselves! Similar to pbandj714, my son has zero interest in putting his feet flat on the ground. Although he shows the most promise in maybe wanting to crawl, so we'll see!

[athn64]

Nov 29, 2016 16:33:27 GMT -5 greysonsmom said:

DD is rolling all over the place, scooting a bit. Trying to get up on her knees and rock a bit. If I place her in a seated position she can stay there from anywhere from a couple of seconds to a couple minutes. If my son is sitting in front of her still she can sit longer but as soon as he moves and she looks that way she falls over.

I'm in no hurry for her to be mobile although I think she has other ideas. DS walked at 9 months and shortly after started running. I can't imagine chasing two of them in 3 months.

I'm pretty sure this is where I'm going to be. I is scurred.

[sandandsea]

DS is rolling both directions, but is working on sitting now. He also loves to "stand" and loves the jumper. He's a slouchy sitter though and doesn't have the core strength to sit or tripot yet. He can only sit with assistance (leaning on something). He's just now "turtleing" (pushing up fully with both arms when laying on his tummy). And, he's definitely a side sleeper....when he isn't hating sleep.

I'm not too worried about it as DS1 was early with all of the physical milestones (walking before 10 months), but DS2 is just bigger and the pedi said it takes bigger babies longer to do things because they need more strength (because they're bigger). And, it's kinda nice having DS2 non-mobile.

[manybellsdown]

E rolls across the room now, reaching for things. DD never really did that--she rolled to get on her tummy, her favorite place, but not really to get anywhere. He likes to sit on laps, but I'm just kinda letting him do his own thing, with lots of floor time, so I don't ever prop him up to sit. I'm so curious how this is going to go. DD didn't walk till 15 months.

[GOmamab15]

BabyGO sits up unassisted, he rolls both ways but generally not to get anywhere. He mostly just rotates on his belly. He loves to stand (with us holding on) and he will push up on hands and knees and rock.

[Stringy]

Nov 29, 2016 22:40:07 GMT -5 manybellsdown said:

E rolls across the room now, reaching for things. DD never really did that--she rolled to get on her tummy, her favorite place, but not really to get anywhere. He likes to sit on laps, but I'm just kinda letting him do his own thing, with lots of floor time, so I don't ever prop him up to sit. I'm so curious how this is going to go. DD didn't walk till 15 months.

I belong to a fb group that's pretty big on the philosophy of not propping them in any way. I think of it every time I prop her up lol. Do you follow that in general and not use an exersaucer or bouncer too or not? Did you do that with DD too? Just curious about it.

(I value the majority of the other parts of that group's approach)

[mladerri]

R rolls over front to back but has never rolled the other way. He sleeps on his side but never rolls to his tummy. He Loves standing (assisted). He can sit in a tripod for a couple seconds then rolls (topples) forward. Today I left him on his mat and he was facing the opposite way so he is kicking his way around. He was lifting his tushy a little a few weeks ago but I haven't seen him do it since. I let him sit in seats because he loves watching his brother and it gives him a little safe space.

[babyzebra]

DD can roll both ways, but she doesn't do it very often. She's a really laid back and content baby, so I think she just likes to hang out. She can't sit unassisted yet, but I think she'll be able to do that pretty soon. She likes standing while holding onto our hands.

[titania]

DD can roll from front to back, but doesn't seem interested at all in the other way. She actually doesn't seem to super enjoy being on her stomach... I think she views it as a work out and not relaxing. Sometimes she will play on her tummy, but usually she just rolls to be on her back. I think she likes looking up at all the things. She has just in the past few days been able to sit unassisted for more then a few seconds without falling over, which is cool. She loves to stand up when we are holding her, but I think she prefers being carried to try to move by herself.

[pbandj714]

Nov 30, 2016 10:04:28 GMT -5 titania said:

DD can roll from front to back, but doesn't seem interested at all in the other way. She actually doesn't seem to super enjoy being on her stomach... I think she views it as a work out and not relaxing. Sometimes she will play on her tummy, but usually she just rolls to be on her back. I think she likes looking up at all the things. She has just in the past few days been able to sit unassisted for more then a few seconds without falling over, which is cool. She loves to stand up when we are holding her, but I think she prefers being carried to try to move by herself.

That's how my two were! They always hated tummy time, and when they learned to roll front to back would just be like, nope, sorry Mom, I don't have to do tummy time anymore and roll over. Haha

But then when they learned to roll back to belly, they refuse to go the other way. Babies are weird.

[sandandsea]

Nov 30, 2016 1:52:25 GMT -5 Stringy said:

Nov 29, 2016 22:40:07 GMT -5 manybellsdown said:

E rolls across the room now, reaching for things. DD never really did that--she rolled to get on her tummy, her favorite place, but not really to get anywhere. He likes to sit on laps, but I'm just kinda letting him do his own thing, with lots of floor time, so I don't ever prop him up to sit. I'm so curious how this is going to go. DD didn't walk till 15 months.

I belong to a fb group that's pretty big on the philosophy of not propping them in any way. I think of it every time I prop her up lol. Do you follow that in general and not use an exersaucer or bouncer too or not? Did you do that with DD too? Just curious about it.

(I value the majority of the other parts of that group's approach)

We propped ds1 and let him use a jumper, etc and he beat all physical milestones and is very athletic at almost 5. He had major fomo and needed to be up and see what was going on. I'm doing the same with ds2 who also has a bit of fomo.

[ArgyleEnigma]

What is fomo?

Babies will definitely hit their milestones sooner if they are helped/propped, I'm guessing the no-proppers know that and have other reasons for that philosophy. Or they want the milestones to come at a slower (natural?) pace and that's why they do it.

[bighair12]

A will roll from tummy to back sometimes. She did her first roll from back to tummy the other day. She sits ok but for only a short time. She doesn't stand well yet either. But ok now it will all come in due time.

[manybellsdown]

Nov 30, 2016 1:52:25 GMT -5 Stringy said:

Nov 29, 2016 22:40:07 GMT -5 manybellsdown said:

E rolls across the room now, reaching for things. DD never really did that--she rolled to get on her tummy, her favorite place, but not really to get anywhere. He likes to sit on laps, but I'm just kinda letting him do his own thing, with lots of floor time, so I don't ever prop him up to sit. I'm so curious how this is going to go. DD didn't walk till 15 months.

I belong to a fb group that's pretty big on the philosophy of not propping them in any way. I think of it every time I prop her up lol. Do you follow that in general and not use an exersaucer or bouncer too or not? Did you do that with DD too? Just curious about it.

(I value the majority of the other parts of that group's approach)

Is it an RIE group? I belong to one and read about it and generally (try to) follow. The policy of non-intervention, of letting them develop and know their own body and limits, makes a lot of sense to me. Especially with sitting, because the only way he can get out of that position right now on his own is to fall. But I'm not particularly strict--we do use a bouncer when he gets tired of the floor, which he loves, and I carry him a bunch (both with and without carrier). I also did tummy time. I also don't immediately intervene when I watch MIL prop him up... I didn't know about this for DD, so it's new to me. Though we have never owned an exersaucer or the like.

[tumbleweed]

Tumble-tot rolls both directions, is starting to pull forward on his stomach,but still prefers his back. He loves to sit for up to 30 seconds on his own, before he tries to tripod forward and falls. He stands while holding our hands (he pulls up to stand from sitting, when holding our hands) and likes to bounce while we hold him. The crazy thing is that with the exception of the bouncing while being held up, this is all new in the last few weeks.

[Stringy]

Nov 30, 2016 11:34:23 GMT -5 manybellsdown said:

Nov 30, 2016 1:52:25 GMT -5 Stringy said:

I belong to a fb group that's pretty big on the philosophy of not propping them in any way. I think of it every time I prop her up lol. Do you follow that in general and not use an exersaucer or bouncer too or not? Did you do that with DD too? Just curious about it.

(I value the majority of the other parts of that group's approach)

Is it an RIE group? I belong to one and read about it and generally (try to) follow. The policy of non-intervention, of letting them develop and know their own body and limits, makes a lot of sense to me. Especially with sitting, because the only way he can get out of that position right now on his own is to fall. But I'm not particularly strict--we do use a bouncer when he gets tired of the floor, which he loves, and I carry him a bunch (both with and without carrier). I also did tummy time. I also don't immediately intervene when I watch MIL prop him up... I didn't know about this for DD, so it's new to me. Though we have never owned an exersaucer or the like.

Yes, its RIE based, though not official. Its essentially about respectful parenting, a blend of RIE and AP.  P definitely has FOMO and is pissed if I just lay her on the floor on her back and she can't see everything that's going on. I didn't do much tummy time, but she def sat in a bouncer and loves her exersaucer.  I knew I'd never get the grandparents (who watch her 3x a week) to get on board with it and it wasn't my hill to die on. They think we are crazy enough for breastfeeding (yea) and cloth diapering and mostly making our own baby food (I didn't go near BLW with them either).

[manybellsdown]

Nov 30, 2016 13:19:35 GMT -5 Stringy said:

Nov 30, 2016 11:34:23 GMT -5 manybellsdown said:

Is it an RIE group? I belong to one and read about it and generally (try to) follow. The policy of non-intervention, of letting them develop and know their own body and limits, makes a lot of sense to me. Especially with sitting, because the only way he can get out of that position right now on his own is to fall. But I'm not particularly strict--we do use a bouncer when he gets tired of the floor, which he loves, and I carry him a bunch (both with and without carrier). I also did tummy time. I also don't immediately intervene when I watch MIL prop him up... I didn't know about this for DD, so it's new to me. Though we have never owned an exersaucer or the like.

Yes, its RIE based, though not official. Its essentially about respectful parenting, a blend of RIE and AP.  P definitely has FOMO and is pissed if I just lay her on the floor on her back and she can't see everything that's going on. I didn't do much tummy time, but she def sat in a bouncer and loves her exersaucer.  I knew I'd never get the grandparents (who watch her 3x a week) to get on board with it and it wasn't my hill to die on. They think we are crazy enough for breastfeeding (yea) and cloth diapering and mostly making our own baby food (I didn't go near BLW with them either).

ha, I get this completely. Pretty much exactly where I am--bf, cd, blw, ILs who think it's a bit much, all of it!

If baby boy didn't like being on the floor (for a little bit at least), I definitely wouldn't be trying it.

[bgkc4]

DD rolls back to belly, but only rarely rolls belly to back. She sits in a tripod but needs to be watched because she is prone to tipping over and hitting her head (usually falling backwards). When placed on her back she almost immediately turns to her stomach. She doesn't crawl but she does this scooting thing where she pushes herself backwards. It's like a backwards crawl. She can move a few feet doing this, but I don't think she is intending to get anywhere in particular.

[Outofhiding]

DS rolls back to belly and immediately does so when placed in his crib to sleep. He has just started rolling belly to back and he scoots back covering lots of ground doing so. He also pushes up a lot. He can only sit for a few seconds unassisted.

[Stringy]

Nov 30, 2016 14:48:08 GMT -5 manybellsdown said:

Nov 30, 2016 13:19:35 GMT -5 Stringy said:

Yes, its RIE based, though not official. Its essentially about respectful parenting, a blend of RIE and AP.  P definitely has FOMO and is pissed if I just lay her on the floor on her back and she can't see everything that's going on. I didn't do much tummy time, but she def sat in a bouncer and loves her exersaucer.  I knew I'd never get the grandparents (who watch her 3x a week) to get on board with it and it wasn't my hill to die on. They think we are crazy enough for breastfeeding (yea) and cloth diapering and mostly making our own baby food (I didn't go near BLW with them either).

ha, I get this completely. Pretty much exactly where I am--bf, cd, blw, ILs who think it's a bit much, all of it!

If baby boy didn't like being on the floor (for a little bit at least), I definitely wouldn't be trying it.

you should come hang out with me and pbandj714, on the CD board. We rarely talk about CDs...

[pbandj714]

Dec 1, 2016 14:40:43 GMT -5 Stringy said:

Nov 30, 2016 14:48:08 GMT -5 manybellsdown said:

ha, I get this completely. Pretty much exactly where I am--bf, cd, blw, ILs who think it's a bit much, all of it!

If baby boy didn't like being on the floor (for a little bit at least), I definitely wouldn't be trying it.

you should come hang out with me and pbandj714 , on the CD board. We rarely talk about CDs...

You should. Or come weigh in on my current mental breakdown regarding CDs. It's all good fun.