Today is Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Bryce is 12 months 18 days old and he officially crawled today for the very first time. He has been up on his hands and knees rocking back and forth for months now. He has been reaching with one hand or moving one knee forward, but for the last month, he couldn't quite put it together. But, today he did. We had physical therapy this morning. Then this afternoon after a long nap and some milk, he was in a great mood. He just acted like he wanted to do it. So, after lots of encouragement, HE DID IT. David was home, so I yelled down to him so he could see Bryce crawl too. We got it on video and Bryce crawled about 4 feet 10 different times. I was so excited. I'm still so excited.
For typical children the range for crawling is 6-12 months. For Down syndrome, the range for crawling is 8-22 months. I'm thrilled that Bryce even falls within the range of crawling for typical kids. He's on the early side for Down syndrome. What a great day!!
