Walking?

[junebug060609]

Don't see a thread about it, so figured I'd start one.

DD took her first steps yesterday.  She's 9.5 months (arrived a bit early).  Completely different from her big bro in so many ways...not the least of which is that he didn't walk until 12.5 months.  

[typeset]

Atta girl!

[typeset]

PT says he's going to struggle to learn and we're discouraging him from even pulling up for now. He has other ideas ...

[scout251]

DD loves standing holding onto our fingers and bounces up & down but doesn't quite get the putting one foot in front of the other at all. Her balance is also not great so I can't see walking happening any time soon. I'm still just hoping for crawling.

[Deleted]

We've got at least a month to go.. he's pulling himself up a lot.. not great balance though so getting down again and surfing result in a lot of falling. He does try to reach for me to help him move from one spot to the next and I'll help him there but otherwise I just let him go to town and spot him as needed. Hoping he'll be walking by 1 year.

[junebug060609]

Feb 8, 2015 13:17:47 GMT -5 typeset said:

PT says he's going to struggle to learn and we're discouraging him from even pulling up for now. He has other ideas ...I kind of love that he's proving them wrong...and I have no idea why my words are showing up here.

[kendy20]

DD does laps around the ottoman while holding onto it and will walk while we hold her hand. She can walk if we hold just one hand but her balance at that point is iffy. I'm sure by a year she will be walking but for now I'm enjoying the fact that she can't yet ;-)

[ricola0522]

DS will walk when I'm holding both of his hands. He doesn't quite get that he doesn't have the balance yet as he tries to push my hands away and ends up falling. He is a race car driver in his walker though.

[haykay13]

DS loves to cruise around our whole living room holding onto furniture, he has to let go when going between some things and can do it without falling so I know he is close to walking. He refuses to practice with our help though. If we try to hold his hands and walk him he just sits down and crawls away.

[typeset]

Feb 8, 2015 13:47:03 GMT -5 junebug060609 said:

He's going to earn himself a helmet. 

[lisarowe]

DS started walking the day he turned 8 months. I'm exhausted.

[ns1]

DS is pulling up a lot, but no walking yet! Within two months I anticipate a first step. He's more of a mover than DD was.

[flockofmoosen]

that's awesome!

We are no where near this. She loves to walk around if I'm supporting her for balance (I hold both hands), but she doesn't have the balance to do it by herself. Now if I don't cruise with her, she gets really frustrated with me and throws a tantrum.

[ksyknelvr73]

I don't think we are anywhere close, he just started crawling like 3 days ago and is 8.5 months. I say that, but my older son started walking at 10.5 months after crawling late. I suppose we will see!

[birdhut]

Feb 8, 2015 13:54:59 GMT -5 kendy20 said:

DD does laps around the ottoman while holding onto it and will walk while we hold her hand. She can walk if we hold just one hand but her balance at that point is iffy. I'm sure by a year she will be walking but for now I'm enjoying the fact that she can't yet ;-)

This is us. She is more focused on the standing and waking and not so much on crawling. She is still not doing that.

[bazingaa]

Don't think we are close. DS is still mastering the art of crawling. He has only shown a little interest in pulling himself up too.

[minae01]

DS2 just started crawling traditionally this week. He wormed for about 6 weeks. He also has started pulling up on things like crazy. I anticipate he'll be cruising furniture within the next week or so. His gross motor skills have just exploded recently. However, I don't think he'll be walking for a couple of months. DS1 didn't walk until 16 months (14 adjusted), so anything earlier than that would impress me!

[junebug060609]

Feb 8, 2015 15:20:12 GMT -5 lisarowe said:

DS started walking the day he turned 8 months. I'm exhausted.

Dayum! DD started crawling the day she turned 8 months. I might've muttered the words, "No, not yet" to myself. I'm glad to see her doing well...but having an older kid I know what mobility means. Life will never be the same, lol.

[junebug060609]

Feb 8, 2015 15:00:15 GMT -5 typeset said:

Feb 8, 2015 13:47:03 GMT -5 junebug060609 said:

He's going to earn himself a helmet. 

:/

[haykay13]

Feb 8, 2015 15:20:12 GMT -5 lisarowe said:

DS started walking the day he turned 8 months. I'm exhausted.

Our pediatrician predicted he would be walking at 8 months. I am glad that she was wrong. I have a hard time keeping up with him while he's crawling haha

[junebug060609]

Feb 8, 2015 20:19:53 GMT -5 ksyknelvr73 said:

I don't think we are anywhere close, he just started crawling like 3 days ago and is 8.5 months. I say that, but my older son started walking at 10.5 months after crawling late. I suppose we will see!

You really never can tell. My DS was a later-ish crawler (nearly 10 months old, he preferred to roll everywhere), but he was cruising within two weeks of crawling and walked at 12.5 months.  Not nearly as quick a progression as DD has had, but before he started crawling I didn't think he'd be walking remotely close to when it would be expected.

[lisarowe]

Feb 8, 2015 21:43:50 GMT -5 haykay13 said:

Feb 8, 2015 15:20:12 GMT -5 lisarowe said:

DS started walking the day he turned 8 months. I'm exhausted.

Our pediatrician predicted he would be walking at 8 months. I am glad that she was wrong. I have a hard time keeping up with him while he's crawling haha

It's crazy how much stuff changes with a mobile baby!

[jsquaree]

We're close. LO will practically run if he's holding onto something. He's all over the couch and the playpen. He's just started walking with his walker, and he's doing pretty well if you hold his hands. He can't stand for too long on his own yet, but he's getting a lot better with his balance. I'm not ready yet--this kid is going to be one exhausting toddler.

[krl52014]

DD took 3 steps wednesday night when we arrived in florida! She is 8.5 months

[ho11yday]

putting money on him walking by a year. DS1 didn't walk until 15 months (to the day). I think DS2 has motivation though (keeping up with brother).

[Deleted]

DS started pulling up at 7 months and is now taking 6 steps at a time on his own. He walks really well when we hold just one hand and never wants to be held anymore... always walking. He now does laps around the furniture practically running. He has definitely has his share of face plants and head bumps, but nothing he doesn't shake off after about 10 seconds of crying.

[yvanehtnioj]

Henry just stands with support for now. I have tried to get him to "walk" and he stiffens his legs and just doesn't know what to do with them yet! He is ~8.5 months old.

[babybarlow2014]

Jakob can stand alone for 10-15 seconds. He also crawls like a mad man. No walking.
Two of our girls walked at 9 months.
Thank God that isn't happening with him.

[helmink0804]

She's good at pulling herself up holding on to things. She keeps trying to get up without holding onto anything but hasn't been successful. We're thinking maybe in the next month or so.

[Deleted]

Last night DS walked across the whole room! I freaked out and started clapping. Scared him half to death and for the rest of the night he was very timid about walking across the room.... oops!