He had a little walker wagon that he loved. We encouraged him a great deal to take a step. But he was too busy climbing—on everything—to care very much. At the same time, he was getting heavy to carry everywhere that we didn't want him crawling. (We have a big boy. He is consistently at or above the 95th percentile for his height and weight. This means some people probably thought it odd that our "2-year-old" wasn't walking yet. [Yes, people have actually told me they think he's two.])
On the eve of his turning 14 months, I moved a toy, not thinking much of it. But he wanted that toy. He took a couple steps toward it. Well, it was more like a shuffle because he was in a sleep sack at that point, headed to bed, but it counted of course.
For a couple weeks after that, it was just a few steps here and there. He's a fast crawler and wasn't interested in making the switch to being shakily upright. But now that we've passed the 15-month mark, walking has moved up on his priority list. He walks at least 50 percent of the time, if not more—and a little more every day. His steps are still slightly wobbly but he's much more confident and walking greater distances than he was just a few days ago.
So now I think I can officially say that I have a walker. And a toddler. Welcome to the world of walking, little Jack!
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| Doing a bit of walking today |
2 comments:
I was SO ready for Mia to walk, too (she's always been at or above the 95th percentile in weight as well). Soon he'll be running and honestly, they get into everything once they crawl anyway so why not have them walk - saves you from having to carry.
Welcome to toddlerhood, Jack!!
He is SO CUTE! And look at the joy on his face as he walks. :o)
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