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Taking a couple of steps toward freedom

November 7th, 2009, 11:05 pm · 4 Comments · posted by Roxanne Hack, staff writer

A coworker of mine who has 18 kids (okay, it’s only four) jokes every time I update him on my monster’s walking progress that I should push him down.

It all goes downhill once they start walking, he says. Don’t encourage him!

I laugh it off, because we both know he’s kidding, but he does make a good point.

SamuelThe minute my son began crawling, my life changed. It was no longer about watching him bounce in a chair — it was about watching him get into everything he could reach. He crawls fast, the little stinker, and when he’s determined, he can stand up and pull himself around a coffee table at lightning speed.

Walking will only allow my mischievous man to get to the DVD buttons quicker.

To me, it will mean having a buddy I can run and jump and skip with. It means going to the park and sliding down slides. It means less trips to the car when I have to carry groceries in, because one arm won’t be occupied by 25 pounds of boy.

It brings us into a new level of childhood. And while it’s bittersweet to see my little boy just grow and grow, I can’t wait for his three steps to turn into a sprint.

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 4 Comments

  • sipote says:
    November 8, 2009 at 12:11 am

    uhoh! i thought it was not good to let them play with cords!

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    • Roxanne Hack, staff writer says:
      November 8, 2009 at 11:33 am

      ha, you’re probably right. he likes pulling them to open and close the blinds - that whole cause and effect thing is big with him right now. I watch him closely when he’s in that little corner. worst he’s done is pull down a blind off the track (shh don’t tell my landlord)

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  • Martha says:
    November 9, 2009 at 10:24 am

    Now is the time people will tell you to baby proof your place - including one of those thingies that manages the cords on your blinds. We did a little baby proofing, but in all honesty, we taught our daughter not to play with the wine rack and the entertainment unit (and now she doesn’t play with them at all). We have a stair gate and we used to have a couple other gates just for “containment” lol. But, more than all that, enjoy these precious moments of his burgeoning independence! What you teach him now will take him through the next year or so, smooth sailing.

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    • Roxanne Hack, staff writer says:
      November 9, 2009 at 4:37 pm

      I’ve got covers over the outlets and latches on the cabinets, but I don’t think I’m going to do much beyond that. He already knows not to play with the toilet lid (though he is mighty fascinated by that water, he often will just stand there staring. kids are weird.)

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