Catie versus the Fish

Catie has really been enjoying tummy time on her fun activity mat (a great hand-me-down from Polly & Henry). She is strong enough to flip her head from side to side, but can't really hold it off the floor yet. The OTs at the hospital had given us a brochure with some activities to try with Catie, which included placing a towel under the baby's chest during tummy time while she is still developimg her neck muscles. I decided to give it a try using a stuffed catfish. It didn't exactly work the way it was supposed to! Rater than use it to prop herself up, Catie thinks it is great fun to drag herself over the fish and land exhausted and panting on the other side. She really thinks that she should be able to crawl already and the fish has given her the next best thing.

She starts by laying on the fish...
Then gets comfortable, sometimes flipping her head to the other side.

Once in position, it's time to start pushing.

Then it's up onto the fish

A little more...

Then over the top!!!

Have mom replace fish and have fun flopping over it again (and again)!