My Little Gymnast

Just a week after accomplishing a hop with both feet, WeiJ has moved on to his next feat: the somersault. He's been doing the stance for a few weeks - both hands and his head pressed on the ground, but not really going anywhere. Today he was doing that at naptime (when he busies himself with everything he can think of to avoid falling asleep) and voila...over he went! It wasn't quite a straight line, more like... well, a capital Y without the top left part. (I had another mathematical explanation but I'll let my nerd flag fly another day!) He was so stunned and bounced up with a yell of such surprised excitement that it was impossible not to laugh. That of course was taken as the equivalent of asking for more - so over and over, back and forth he did his little crooked somersaults, laughing and squealing the whole time. He got carried away and tried to do two in a row...yep, right off the bed. I almost caught him but only managed to slow his fall a little. Fortunately I already knew he has a penchant for somehow slipping off the end of the bed so the floor is well padded there now. That didn't scare him off though - he managed to sneak in one more before finally laying down to go to sleep.

So - he has the running and hopping down, he likes to hang on the rings at the park, and now add tumbling to the mix. That covers vault, rings, and floor exercise. Are parallel bars next for my little all-around gymnast, or will it be pommel horse?? ;)