four months

The child wants to be able to move. It lies on its belly and tries to crawl. Some of the parts work. The knees bend and push. The hands grip and stretch. But its hard to do it all at the same time, to co-ordinate. Yet, the child wants to move. He lies on his belly and he tries. He strains and he furrows his little brow and the effort is intense. He fails but refuses to give up. He will be back and at it again. It cannot be as difficult as it seems. One day, he knows, he will crack it.