No, he's not walking yet, but today, Christian pulled himself onto the sofa by himself. Yikes! He had an easier time of it when he had my leg to grab on to in order to pull himself up but he was also able to do it just by holding on to the cushions.
He also had a great time at the playground today. It had rained last night and it was muddy and wet so he only spent a few minutes crawling around the playground, the slippery slide, and the sand volleyball court. He spent at least 15 MINUTES crawling and walking (holding my hands) up and down the hills to and from the playground and volleyball court and then crawling across the parking lot. He especially loved climbing on and off the curb of the sidewalk into the parking lot.
Yes, I let my toddler crawl on hands and knees all over the (empty) parking lot, something I would never have done with Katie. However, Katie was full on walking by the day after her 1st birthday. I find, with a 15 month old non-walker, staying inside or on nicer crawling surfaces all the time is impossible. He has the same energy depletion needs that other 15 month olds have who can walk and run and jump and climb playground equipment. Since he doesn't do most of that, we have to punt. He had a great time and I literally had to strip his dirty clothes off and hose the mud and sand and grass pieces off when we got home before taking him in the house. I think I am going to wish I had an outdoor shower attached to my house with this one!
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