Walking!
We knew it was coming. Despite our best efforts to keep him grounded on all fours and, thereby, at least a little bit manageable, Gareth decided to take his first honest to goodness steps earlier today. Sure, he's taken one tentative step here and there for the last couple weeks, but this was the real "look at me take a half dozen steps" deal.
"Look at me! Look at me!"
And we're off!
Leaning a little to starboard.
Time for a bit of a rest.
Mom and Dad cheered each step loudly and Gareth loved the attention. With every stumble (he does more of an intentional belly flop on the carpet--we're not sure exactly what that's about), he got back on his feet and took a few steps. After five minutes or so, he found himself distracted by Dad's Green Lantern toys and gave up on walking for the day. We're sure to see more in the future. Egads.
"Look at me! Look at me!"
And we're off!
Leaning a little to starboard.
Time for a bit of a rest.
Mom and Dad cheered each step loudly and Gareth loved the attention. With every stumble (he does more of an intentional belly flop on the carpet--we're not sure exactly what that's about), he got back on his feet and took a few steps. After five minutes or so, he found himself distracted by Dad's Green Lantern toys and gave up on walking for the day. We're sure to see more in the future. Egads.
posted by dilliwag at 9:42 PM
2 Comments:
Heh. Now you don't need to run that half-marathon, you can just chase Gareth around the house. That should keep you in shape until, oh, about 2024.
Derek, welcome to the wonderful world of marathon parenting. Where Gareth is your only child right now, you have to do all of the chasing. This will change if you have others, as you can send Gareth after them.
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