In the last week Asher has, on a couple of occasions, taken one or two independent steps before falling over/grabbing on to something. He's also been standing without holding on for a couple of seconds. He isn't very confident doing either, though, and if he notices what's happening he'll bend his knees and lower himself to the floor. I find it amusing that this kid who attempts at any opportunity to dive head first down stairs and off sofas is scared to stand on his own two feet. But then, it is a pretty daunting thing, to stand up all by yourself. And why bother, when Mummy is always there to hold on to?
His attached walking, however, is excellent. So much so that I took him for a walk to the Wick this afternoon. He clutched my finger tightly and we made it across the lawn, over the street (extremely quiet - in fact it wasn't a car that had to stop for us but the neighbours playing football!), through the little alley and halfway to the zebra crossing before he wanted to be picked up. We had a bit of a detour on the grass and - of course - he found a stick, which he carried proudly in his other hand all the way to the swings. Love!
Well done Asher! I need to get Ellen some shoes so that she can go for a walk outside, she's walked for an hour solid before (!) Still holding on though.
ReplyDeleteThat's a long time! Asher still just has the soft leather ones and they've been fine (even for wet and muddy ground). I guess I'll get him measured for some more serious shoes once he's more confident at walking on his own.
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