Ezra will be 19 months in 3 days and still does not walk.... until today!!! He LOVES to climb and can push furniture around the house to get to where he wants to go and climbs up it... really annoying, as nothing is safe; the other boys were never climbers like Ezra. So today, as he was pushing the ottoman over to Brant's desk to explore innumerable costly treasures, I turned to him and said, "Ezra, you need to practice walking, not climbing. Get down and walk." ...And he did.
Well, kinda. :) He did get down; he stood up - on his own, and kinda half fell/half took a step towards me. But close enough; I was excited he understands English. :)
This evening we were all playing on the rug and Ezra was crawling around and Brant said, "Ezra, you need to walk; you just got a bath and you're getting your knees dirty." I kid you not, he stopped, and stood up in the middle of the rug on his own.
The boys got so excited so the next half hour we spent helping Ezra "learn to walk." He was SO proud of himself, and did really well... took 2-3 steps at a time; can get up himself just from his knees; he even took several steps backwards and turned around some.
Better late than never!
Wow! Ezra, I am so proud of you!!!! It looks like you have been holding out on EVERYONE...you could do it all along...you were just waiting to be told to do it! What a guy! If Mommy and Daddy thought you were good at getting into things before, they had better watch out. You will be able to get into more things faster! What nice big brothers you have to help you learn something so wonderful! I love you, Sweetheart. ~ Grandma
ReplyDeleteYeah Ezra- I knew you could do it. You just had to decide it was time! reminds me of another child who wanted to do it her way!!! You look so cute- wish we could see you. You are such a big boy! Love, nanny
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