October 8, 2006
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Conor’s Firsts
Conor’s First Step
Three days ago, Conor was able to stand for a few seconds on his own for the first time! (the first time on a stable, flat surface at least) Yesterday and then again today he topped that with his next feat of feet! On Saturday October 7 of 2006, Conor took his very first step! It was on his own with no help. He was able to stand without falling for a short time and step forwards before loosing his balance. So, at ten months of age, Conor has begun the path to walking!
Conor’s biggest hurdle has been his lack of balance, and the last few days he has really been working on that. Body strength was not the issue, but balance experience. He has been practicing constantly and is really getting a lot better at it. For Conor, nothing short of walking is enough! Once he could ‘army crawl’ he was already trying to crawl on his hands and knees (though in the end that was to get to standing up, really). Once he made to hands and knees, rather than madly exploring around the house he immediately focused every hands and knees attempt towards standing. Instead of embracing his new freedom with crawling, he has focused intensely on walking. He will not be satisfied by anything less!
What’s next?
Well, I think once he gets to walking it will be running next. Then, he’ll probably want to drive before the age of two. I wonder how he’ll reach those petals?