November 6, 2006

• Conor’s First Steps

  Another Conor’s First

  Tonight, on the evening of Monday, November 6, 2006 Conor has officially taken his very first steps!

  Earlier this evening Katrina noted that Conor had walked two steps on his own without help. Then, just minutes ago, he was leaning on the refridgerator before walking four entire steps without any help. According to Katrina he did not ‘stumble forwards’, but rather made the steps on his own before loosing balance.

  Our son has officially learned to walk, just days before his first birthday!

  Conor is the sort of young man that, similar to the stories of myself that my Mom always tells, thinks a great deal about something and builds up to it. Then, when he finally does try, he does it quickly and he does it right. He has built up the muscle and practiced his balance a great deal- he even forgoes crawling to practice trying to stand instead. I believe that he is going to begin taking off on his two feet very fast now.

  He walks, he talks! Of course, his talking is still limitted to a variety of speach-like noises and “Muh-muh” and “Daa-daa”, but I think that counts from what most parents say. I’ll let you know as he reaches more big steps- like beginning to say words and clearly know what they mean. He has, however, officially passed the big landmarks of babyhood. The next big step? Eating food with a spoon- a whole meal, for example… perhaps drinking from a glass. And then, comes the biggy- potty training, but that is a ways down the road. Let’s stick to better walking and talking for now.

  -Patrick

  
  

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