Our little toddler is keeping up with the toddling. But he isn't officially a toddler yet, right? He's just a wannabe toddler. I think the reason that he's walking is mainly to keep up with all the big kids at school. I watch them teach each other and he's our little sponge that soaks it all up. He's one of the original bunch that all started just a few months apart. Then there weren't any newbees for a while, so Aiden is the youngest of the bigger kids. Although if you looked at him in the room amongst them, you'd guess he's one of the older ones.
His teacher commented on Monday that he "seemed ready to walk" to gauge my reaction. When I explained how he'd been walking at home all weekend, my teacher smiled and said she was so relieved because he'd been walking back and forth all day and she didn't want me to be sad if those were his first steps. I am relieved that we did actually get to witness his first steps ;)
He is keeping up with the little walking game that he likes to play, and he's getting really good at starting and stopping now. So instead of just making a run for it and hoping that he stays balanced, he can stand up, balance, walk forward, stop, and then start walking again. He can even swipe a toy off the couch or even off the floor in between his toddles.
We finally managed to get some video because he was usually toddling back and forth between us but now we have the standup piano that he just loves (Thanks Lisa!) Here he is taking a few steps forward which sometimes resembles surfing (note the wagging tonque in the first shot - makes me giggle - We shed the big overalls and turned up the light for your viewing pleasure):
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