It’s official, not just Mommy’s bragging. Austen’s instructor at Gymboree suggested she move to the class for 6 months and up, even though Austen is only 5 months old. (Perhaps because she was reaching for the spinning ball during tummy time, then pushing it away, while the other kids her age just watched. Also, she caught a bubble on her hand and stared at it until it popped. When Gymbo was dancing, Austen kept trying to grab him and eat him. All the while she was smiling at the moms and babies around her.)
For a couple months now, Mommy’s been noticing that Austen does things about a month before the baby book* says the average baby does them. Examples include: holding her head 90 degrees off the ground, grabbing objects and moving them from one hand to the other, sitting, standing while supporting her own weight, rolling from her back to her stomach and vice versa. Others have expressed doubts about Mommy’s claims but … dancing clowns speak for themselves. * What to Expect: The First Year