Recently, we have hit a plateau in gross motor but in turn we have had a burst with language (both spoken and signing). It has made mom quite happy to have a little burst of language...when one lags, a lot of fear enters into your mind. I'll talk more about that in another post. I don't want to overshadow the current topic!
We have 3 walking toys at home. Hailey has shown ZERO interest in any of them. She even fights using them during therapy. I had given up even pushing them for a little while and we've been focusing more on other areas.
You can imagine my surprise this weekend when my daughter crawled over to a lion walking toy at Grandma's and walked across the floor. She proceeded to walk back and forth about 15 times that first day. Her form needs a lot of work. We are a super long way off from walking independently, but for now I'm going to rejoice in the fact that she wants to do it!
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| Big brothers make good standing supports. |
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| Hailey finds this funny...Ian doesn't seem as impressed. |
And...a little video of some walking...
Ellie started doing that with the toys, then STOPPED! But, she will walk holding our hands, and sometimes just one hand. I will never understand....
ReplyDeleteI never understand why they start and then stop...frustrating! At least she will walk holding hands. Hailey refuses and swings her legs forward!
DeleteWow, that is so awesome. Averie is all about the walking right now, but I feel she is slacking when it comes to language. I have been trying to sign to her. It is so hard to remember to do it. If Hailey is anything like Averie, she will catch on to the walking quick. It looks like the concept it there. She just needs to refine her skills. I think it is going to look funny when they walk independently. I cannot even visualize it. *smiles*
ReplyDeleteI can't visualize her walking independently right now...one day! Hailey took forever for the first few signs but recently she has been picking them up much quicker!
DeleteGood job Hailey! Russell never used walking toys until AFTER he learned to walk! lol...He use to push around his activity center table, I think he just felt safer using something that didn't have wheels.
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