four months

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