Elliot has started walking! He's been taking a single step for a couple of weeks now, but just in the past week he's taking 3 or 4 steps at a time. But only when conditions are right, and he's not in a hurry. When he really wants to go somewhere, he still crawls, since that's faster. He's getting more confident in his balance, and he happy to do a lot of walking just holding on to someone's finger.
I took Elliot to StrideRite after his 1 year checkup to have his feet measured; he wears a size 5, which is about average for his age, but probably big for his size. Gary and I have bought him several pairs of shoes, even though it's best for him to be in barefeet. It's been pretty cool here, though, and it's just too cold to walk around the living room without at least socks on. Mainly he wears a pair of sneakers, but I bought him a pair of slightly nicer (a slightly larger) shoes for winter, and Gary went all out and bought him a pair of very traditional baby shoes while on a business trip in Seattle. He didn't like wearing shoes at first, but he's gotten used to them, and likes to play with the velcro straps.
Posted by Jen at August 23, 2006 10:12 AM