Crawling on your stomach on the floor in a cross pattern is hard work.
Crawling put stomach on the floor.
Certain breeds of dogs love tunneling and getting to crawl under the blankets is a natural behavior for them.
Aside from people training in the military few of us have spent any time past our first year of life utilizing this movement.
Crawling is defined as any form of prone progression any way of moving in which the tummy is toward the floor.
The child is learning that they have two legs two arms two feet and two hands because they can feel these parts moving against the floor.
There are several reasons.
The army crawl during a storm to the further reaches of your bed or under the bed helps with the fear some dogs have of storms with thunder and lightning.
Until then you can encourage your baby to get ready to crawl with these.
Crawling engages virtually all of the muscles of the body from the arches of your feet to your abdominal and neck muscles all of which are used in the process of moving your body forward across the floor.
Often just when your back is turned your baby will choose that moment to start crawling or scooting across the floor.