A few days prior to my last post, SB had begun practicing standing up without holding on to anything. He has a large, fabric covered rubber ring which, as I understand it, is meant to contain 6m+ babies who can sit up. SB escaped from it in 20 seconds at 6 months old. But it's still the best purchase so far. He loves to climb in and out of it and at first his wee legs would wriggle like Porky Pig's as he tried to get them over the edge. Now he dives in and climbs out with a bit more finesse. That's a lie. There is no finesse about Samuel. He gets in and out more quickly than he used to and sometimes without banging his head off the floor.
It was in the ring that he first started to practice the hands free standing. I thought he'd walk at 9 months. Perhaps the whiff of parental smugness put him off. He's got it now.
First steps 5 weeks over due and proper walking 2 weeks later. I'm charting the intervening stages in my own wee book because although SB's page is primarily for me, I know a couple of other people read it too. While I could detail it here ad nauseum, I still want people to like me.
I think he may be about 5 by the time he bothers to talk. And he has no idea how to wave. But he does know where his head, ears and tongue are, which is useful I think.
