3-6 months - What’s next?

[benvi85]

My baby turned 3 months today! I wish someone would have told me that the first 3 months would be absolute chaos and not to stress so much. (If only I knew then what I know now… haha classic!)

My question is, what will I be looking back on 3 months from now wishing I knew about this next 3-6 month phase?!

 

[shafiqul]

@benvi85 Say goodbye to the times when you could put the baby down somewhere and it would be in that same place the next time you look haha.

 

[mary0608196]

@shafiqul I’m gonna eat my words I’m sure but I’m actually so excited for her to start crawling and being able to move independently. My baby is 12 weeks tomorrow and she already uses tummy time to desperately try to crawl although she can’t make any progress. I’m really excited for her to be able to explore on her own!

 

[shafiqul]

@mary0608196 Don’t get me wrong, there’s a million positives for a baby on the run, but I just look back at the newborn phase and think “simpler times” lol.

 

[chux7]

@shafiqul as a mom of an 8 month old who refuses to be held and just wants to quickly army crawl everywhere I feel this in my bones.

 

[lavjesusworshiper]

@chux7 Ugh my 8 month old is crawling like a pro and already pulling to stand on everything but this dude refuses to not be held

 

[onevoiceunified]

@mary0608196 Everyone told us a mobile baby was harder to wrangle (true), but our baby was so much happier once he figured out how to get around!!

 

[ergomom]

@onevoiceunified We had the same experience, it was so hard to keep her content but now we put her down on the ground in her room throw a couple toys around and she’s good for a while.

 

[80sflashbacks]

@onevoiceunified Oh god ours is going to be like this for sure. Our 13 week old wants to move so badly that she voluntarily does tummy time. It's almost like she knows that's what she needs to do in order to get moving. She's already making attempts at rolling over.

 

[weather]

@onevoiceunified Mine is super happy to be independently mobile too, but she is now intensely focused on CLIMBING. All she wants to do is try to climb things and pull up on things. Enjoy the crawling!! You just got here!!

 

[mitchelle]

@weather Omg same. Ours has been crawling for like 2 weeks, proficiently for 1, and is now solely focused on pulling up. I feel the “you just got here” so hard lol.

 

[weather]

@mitchelle Not to mention that now at least 8 times a day she falls over while trying to climb, bonks her head, and screams...

 

[mitchelle]

@weather Yep… i wish they’d learn to master one level before moving on to the next !!

 

[endquote]

@onevoiceunified Yes! My son is VERY close to crawling, but sort of just flops. The constant ‘AAAAHHHH’ from him frustrated that he can’t move is starting to drive me mad lol

 

[the5thhorseman]

@endquote Yes!!! It’s driving me insane, like just crawl already!!!

 

[finishedcross]

@onevoiceunified Honestly, it's pretty fun. It'll be even more fun when the baby proofing stuff arrives so it's also not terrifying

 

[rwpyear2027]

@mary0608196 The baby, 8 months old, does a swimming worm wiggle crawl. He isn’t fully there yet, but he will not stay in one place at all. He also wants to stand and can’t independently so he just wants you to hold him while he stands.. all day. lol.

Trust me. I just had the realization he will get into
Every. Single. Thing.

 

[v]

@rwpyear2027 Our LO will be one year this week and I'm running out of places to put things he shouldn't reach.

 

[justaguy43]

@rwpyear2027 My almost 3 month old wants us to hold him while he stands, we were doing it at a ped appointment recently and the pediatrician was like “so happy to see him bearing weight on his legs!” And we just both looked at each other cuz we are tired of it i love the little guy but he is nearly 14 pounds and is getting heavier faster than I can get stronger

 

[benvi85]

@justaguy43 Omg my 3 month old would stand all day long if I’d support her lol it cracks me up!!