Z is getting so close to walking, but he just doesn't seem to care. He likes to stand, especially if someone is paying attention. Today my dad came over and as he was leaving, he was trying to get Z to walk to him. He took three steps so my dad called me in to the living room to watch. Z wouldn't perform for me, but as Grandpa started to leave and we were all saying our goodbyes, Z stood up and took three more steps toward Grandpa and the front door. Grandpa then walked back over to Z and tried to encourage more walking. He wouldn't have anything to do with it, until I threatened again that Grandpa needed to go "bye bye." He stood up again and took a couple steps, then dropped to a crawl and hustled over to try to sneak out the door with Grandpa!
We are all having so much fun watching this sweet little man's personality explode, and he is full of himself. He reminds me of a little monkey with his goofy sounds and his crazy climbing skills. He is up on the bar or the kitchen table before I know it and can get on all the couches and chairs in the house. One of his favorite places is Grandma's wooden coffee table - he'll watch a little tv up there and climb down to play with toys or his big brothers. We just can't get enough of Baby Z and although it is a little late for him to walk, I'm ok with his mischevious crawling and climbing at this point. Walking might present a whole new world of problems for us!
2 comments:
He is such a sweet boy and he'll walk when HE decides too! The fact that he uses his baby steps as a means to get grandpa to stay longer, lets you know he could take off it he wanted to.
Enjoy his limited mobility while it lasts!
My middle child didn't walk until she was 16 mos. old. We were living in Wymount and I was SO tired of having to carry her out to the car. She was more than able to walk, but just didn't want to. When she finally did, she almost never fell. (It happened the same way with potty training her, too. She had to do it when she was ready and nothing would convince her before that time.)
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