all Mira needed was the
right motivation.
I’m glad the video camera was right next to my chair to capture that. It was more of a flopping fish/army crawl, but it was forward movement. She’s only eight months old – I’m not expecting her to pop up and do a proper crawl yet.
Until Tuesday we had gone about it all wrong during tummy time. We held out toys like a carrot on a stick, urging her to push forward and grab for the toy. She had no interest.
But food? Food is worth crawling for, especially when it’s your big sister’s PB&J and goldfish.
She gave a repeat performance yesterday, although I was upstairs switching the laundry at the time and came down to find Mira with two fistfuls of half-eaten sandwich in her hands.
I suppose it’s good to know what motivates your kids, right?
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A lovely haiku! Food is always a great motivator. I know it works for me 😉
she is a little dickens, isn’t she!!!
So cute. I guess we all just need to find the right motivation.
Mira’s going to have SO MUCH FUN chasing after Cordy . . . Just wait and see.
Our oldest ended up sitting on a bar stool, doing his legos at the kitchen counter, once his twin sisters started crawling. They gave him no peace. 😛
Have fun, Mira!
Woohoo, great news. My baby is crawling so fast now that I cannot keep her out of everything. Next, walking! Then we are really in trouble. Great Ku this week.
Great ku. You nailed it. Everyone needs a little motivation now and then. Now the fun starts. Right? Right.
I heard the Backyardigans in the background and I started to laugh. We’ve been watching them way too much here, Dawson demands them. Over and over again.
Mira is so darn cute! She’s gonna get that food eventually. 🙂
Rock on, Mira! 😀
That was adorable.
How sweet … and how fun to have captured this moment to keep and share in this manner. She’s precious indeed. Perfect Haiku!
Hugs and blessings,
Crawling! How exciting.
Greatest stage!!! Crawling…Yay.
That’s adorable!
I wish mine were still immobile.
The motivation for the girl to crawl: red shoes on my mom’s feet (uh oh)
For the boy: sister’s toys 🙂 LOL
Great haiku and adorable video!
I understand her motivation, LOL. So great you caught it on camera!
I’d still crawl on my belly for a good pb&j!!
Hilarious. Maybe a little chocolate cake will get her up on her knees properly. : )
Looks a lot like Ella! She’s flails forward, but isn’t quite crawling!
I just posted myvery first haiku!
Love your blog hope you don’t mind if I link you!
such a cute baby girl. love the name.
Yay for crawling! Congratulations!
I guess it’s a day for firsts!! Jude’s first smiles are my haiku’s subject today. Go, Mira, Go!
Yes, I sometimes crawl all the way to the kitchen. Wait, that’s probably not the same thing.
Mira’s expressions are so very sweet.
yay for the crawling! bet you’re so glad you captured that moment 🙂
great Ku.
Wow, I am the 50th haiku! Look what you’ve started!
I have to say, food also motivates me. Especially potato chips. MMMMMM.
Way to go, Mira!
It’s always important to know what motivates them! Way to go Mira!
So cute! We all have our motivations…at least you found hers. 😉
back in the 70s my mother fed my baby sister peanut butter and honey. She was the youngest. It was the 70s and the baby refused all food that wasn’t cute into cubes – poor Mira, she missed the 70s by 30 years.
Nice crawling, baby girl.
Too cute!! Our little girl will drag herself across the bed the same way…to nurse! Hahaha