Booty Scootin'

A little late in posting this but still cute!:)

For months now I have tried to deliberate over why it has taken Emma so long to start crawling.

I considered Utah being the cause: Being held by Grandma and Aunts all day she didn't have the chance to figure out her limbs.

Or maybe it was her limbs, in fact, maybe her body mass couldn't support such an effort as crawling!

Or maybe it was the wood floors in our home: who wants to crawl on some hard surface anyway?

Nonetheless, she has figured it out. At 9 1/2 months the shuttle has lifted and the booty is scootin'. She has found so much freedom and contentment with crawling. There is no need to cry after mom leaves the room; she can now follow right on after her. But as she entertains her newfound freedom, mom has now lost her freedom. Constantly having to check to see what's in Emma's mouth. Barring staircases and bathrooms. Removing choking hazards along the way and harmful substances. Life is now more about Emma then it ever has been before. But seriously, it is all worth it when I see the size of her booty as she crawls on all fours. TOO CUTE!

When she is crawling on the wood floors it is especially cute as she does the booty scoot. It is way uncomfortable to be crawling on the knees. So she sticks that bum to the floor and uses those arms to pull her wherever she needs to go. None of my other children have done this so I am really enjoying this!