Nolan has been mobile for months. He started army crawling (using his arms to pull himself along the floor on his belly) around 6 months. He did that for a few weeks, and would get up on his hands and knees and rock back and forth, and then he started crawling with his belly off the floor around 7 months. He started pulling himself up to standing shortly thereafter. He's now 8.5 months. He crawls (quickly) all over the place. He can walk along furniture, and his favorite thing to do right now is to hold my hands and walk around the house. He can't stand on his own yet, but I don't think it will be long. And then, I guess, comes walking. Tracey (Paul's mom) walked at 9 months, and my mom said I was walking around 9 months, too, so I guess it's possible. Beck didn't walk until 13 months, so this all seems early to me.
And, communication. I've been spotting some rudimentary signs from Nolan for about a month, and Paul confirmed the other night that Nolan signed "fan" so I'm confident enough that I'm not imagining it.
In addition to waving, clapping, and doing "TOUCHDOWN!" he has signed fan, milk, all done, more, and ball. Honestly, I don't think anyone else would be able to understand his signs, because they all look kind of similar, but he's used them in the right context, so he gets it, but his fine motor skills aren't advanced enough to let him make the signs perfectly. I'm also pretty sure he's saying some words: mama, dada, beck, and bath. He LOVES the bath, and if we don't keep the bathroom door closed, he'll make a beeline to the bathtub and try to crawl in. I was getting his bath ready two nights ago and he clearly said "baaath!" Paul witnessed this, too.
Oh, Nolan. What do you have in store for us next?
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