Moving like an inchworm

HG has become increasingly mobile lately, considering she can't crawl or roll over. But when she lies on Abba in bed, she's able to push herself sideways to let herself down onto the bed - with Abba helping her "fall" gently.

In general, when she's being held, she manages to let us know which direction she'd like to go. We can tell when she wants to be held higher to see over our shoulder, for example.

This morning, he gave her some time on her tummy on her playmat. But she didn't want to sit still. She started wriggling, pushing with her legs and arms. And, to everyone's surprise, she managed to push herself forward. Very gradually, with a lot of effort. She was clearly frustrated and upset that she couldn't do any better. But she kept at it, and, before collapsing in a crying fit, she had moved herself from one end of the playmat to the other!

We hugged her and told her how wonderful she was, but she seemed too upset and exhausted to notice. Who ever heard of a baby "crawling" - or even wriggling forwards - at six weeks old?