Mike's musings

Monday, December 10, 2007

Walking

Miri is, at just under 8 months, far too young to be walking. But she's this evening she decided that she's going to learn. So, she wants to be stood up (she can support herself very easily, and even pull herself up on a good day), and will then hold both of your hands. She'll then let go of one hand, or try to, and then (if she's lucky) lunge towards you and hold on for dear life, or (if she's unlucky) fall down hard on her bum. Her bum is well-padded, so it's not going to hurt, but she keeps being surprised, and crying. I've told her that she's going to have to get used to it, as there's going to be a lot more to come. If she is now leaning on you, she'll try to shuffle her feet forward. This doesn't work very well, but she's very determined.

Crawling doesn't seem to have occurred to her as a viable option, so I think we're going to have to encourage her to cruise round the furniture for a while. And to get used to falling on her backside. Frequently.

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