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Annalyn has been doing things on her own timetable since, well, forever. From the day our tiny premature baby doll ripped out her feeding tube and decided to eat on her own, to the weeks I waited for her to smile, then to roll and finally to crawl, this child of mine has reached each new milestone whenever she darn well felt like it.
And apparently she does not feel like walking. Because at 17 - almost 18 now - months old, she is not interested in getting off the ground and walking around.
On one hand, her insistence on crawling is helpful, as her love of the army crawl does clean a path on my hardwoods. And I'm pretty sure she's easier to corral on all fours.
But this evening, when I wanted to run into the library and pick up a couple books I'd requested? I'm just gonna tell you: it was a real pain to lug her with me. And I was really wishing she could just walk beside me.
(Yes, in this fantasy world, she would hold my hand snugly and walk calmly next to her mother, never daring to dart into traffic or topple a stack of library videos. Humor me, okay?)
So, I'm asking you: how can I encourage Annalyn to start to walk? For this week's backwards Works for Me Wednesday, I'm asking for tips. How did you help your kids transition from crawling to walking?
[Disclaimer: I understand that she will walk eventually, and I trust my doctor's assurance that she is doing just fine. I'm not losing sleep over her refusal to follow the timelines that parenting books provide, I promise. After all, I love that Annalyn is a unique individual with her own personality. (See Exhibit A below.) I'm just hoping she becomes a unique walking individual sometime before her second birthday.]
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