first steps
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:10 pm
Frankie took his last night.
Most of his waking activity involves attempting to stand and to find someone/something to prop him up while he cruises around. Walls will do (though proximity to walls usually means forgetting walking in favor of a search for things he could strangle or electrocute himself with), shelves are better, hands are best. Both of our backs are always sore because of the amount of time we spend stooping over and holding his hands so he can walk.
He loves the push-things at day care. We borrowed a push-thing from some friends, but it's a wagon (not your normal radio flyer with the handle that moves around a lot - this one has a fixed handle at the perfect fixed height for pushing). The drag is that he can't steer it. So he pushes it and gets more and more excited until he's shrieking with glee, until it runs into something. Then he gets stuck and cries. It's fun.
Last night we were all playing on the floor. Frankie was between Mommy and me and had several "There's Daddy. He's fun. I'll go climb on him" moments before he realizes "Wait, Mommy's over there. I like her way better. See ya, Dad". Three seconds with me, five minutes with Mom, repeat.
He's been standing unsupported for 5-10 seconds at a time for a week or so, and he got so excited to see Mom that he started walking toward her. He took two steps, realized that no one and nothing were holding him up, and fell.
Tonight it was 3 steps and they were more confident. When Mom picked him up to day care they said he took his first steps today. Which is a great thing to hear because it means his real first steps were with us.
It's a whole new ballgame.
Most of his waking activity involves attempting to stand and to find someone/something to prop him up while he cruises around. Walls will do (though proximity to walls usually means forgetting walking in favor of a search for things he could strangle or electrocute himself with), shelves are better, hands are best. Both of our backs are always sore because of the amount of time we spend stooping over and holding his hands so he can walk.
He loves the push-things at day care. We borrowed a push-thing from some friends, but it's a wagon (not your normal radio flyer with the handle that moves around a lot - this one has a fixed handle at the perfect fixed height for pushing). The drag is that he can't steer it. So he pushes it and gets more and more excited until he's shrieking with glee, until it runs into something. Then he gets stuck and cries. It's fun.
Last night we were all playing on the floor. Frankie was between Mommy and me and had several "There's Daddy. He's fun. I'll go climb on him" moments before he realizes "Wait, Mommy's over there. I like her way better. See ya, Dad". Three seconds with me, five minutes with Mom, repeat.
He's been standing unsupported for 5-10 seconds at a time for a week or so, and he got so excited to see Mom that he started walking toward her. He took two steps, realized that no one and nothing were holding him up, and fell.
Tonight it was 3 steps and they were more confident. When Mom picked him up to day care they said he took his first steps today. Which is a great thing to hear because it means his real first steps were with us.
It's a whole new ballgame.
