our little man

2.12.2007

already?!

look at this!

can you believe that? ben is now sitting up by himself for a minute or so at a time. i remember sophie started doing this around 5 months and that was a little ahead of the average baby. ben isn't even three months old yet! i know that he is strong, and i mentioned that at his two month appointment the doctor said he had the strength and control of a four month old... but this is just crazy to me. with a little help, he's been sitting up for awhile now. he has no problem supporting himself, but needs help with the balance. if i give him the slightest support at the small of his back, he can sit for a long time with no problems - but over the weekend, he started being able to sit for a short while with no support at all.

i was so surprised at how young he is, i decided to look up when babies "typically" start sitting this way. here's what i found on babycenter.com:

Your baby will probably learn to sit independently between the ages of 4 and 7 months. This is about the same time that he'll master rolling over and holding his head up. About 90 percent of babies can sit well for several minutes without support by the time they're 8 months old. (Even babies who've mastered sitting will topple over eventually, often because they lose interest in being upright.) While you can prop your baby in a sitting position almost from day one, true independent sitting doesn't begin until he has head control. Starting at about 4 months, your baby's neck and head muscles strengthen rapidly, and he'll learn to raise and hold his head up while he's lying on his stomach. Next he'll figure out how to prop himself up on his arms and hold his chest off the ground, sort of a mini-pushup. By 5 months he may be able to sit momentarily without assistance, though you should stay nearby to provide support and surround him with pillows to cushion a possible fall.

you notice that they talk a lot about neck strength and being able to lift the head and upper body up...

ben has no trouble there, so i suppose it makes sense that he's started earlier with sitting. it still blows my mind, though. he's one strong little boy.

posted at 8:23 PM by aimee // 0 comments