ummm backwards! which is nearly crawling forwards isn't it...or is it just the opposite he is up on his hands and tippy toes with bum in the air then sort of magically ends up two feet further back than he started...the days of plonking him on the floor for 10 minutes while i have a shower are over i think

Wil went backwards for about 2 months before he realised that he needed to change what he was doing to go forward. He was so frustrated as his toys moved away rather than towards him.

It won't be long before Eli is moving forward though so make the most of it.

haha he is just so noisy when he does it - lots of frustrated grunts and whines, he knows something isn't quite right but doesn't know what!

well done eli, ava started backwards first and within 2 weeks was going forwards at superhero pace, get your rest now!

i see you manage to keep her under control by trapping her in a box! i am so excited for him!

alfie still goes backwards altho with some hesitance now as hes realised hes not where he wanted to end up!! hopefully now hes at nursery he will learn how to go forward! x

aww yeah eli just gets really annoyed that he cant quite get it - he keeps going on his tippy toes and hands then getting tired out and collapsing. we crawl alongside him to show him haha

aww, what a clever boy!!

maybe he's trying to get back to dundee? ho ho

The things we do to help our LOs (I have a vision of you on hands and knees trying to teach Eli to crawl).

We eventually found putting things Wil really wanted just out of his reach in front of him frustrated him so much that he went forward.

hahaha yes, we literally crawl along the floor - he throws toys out of his own reach then gets on his tummy and grunts at them haha oh well, it will happen soon enough and i am assured once it does i will be wondering why i wanted him to get moving!