Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Old toys new again

We've pulled out some toys Zach hasn't used much in a while. But they're getting him moving!

^ Scooting around in the basement on his goofy scooter thing.

^ His walker, which he hasn't used in AGES. He insisted it was a stroller, so we had to strap on Kermit the frog to go for a ride. He looks a little bit like a 90 year old man walking behind this thing, but hey, he can get from one side of the room to the other on his own.

Zach also rode his trike outside yesterday (we had a 60-degree day - hooray!). He has never really been good at pedaling it, but he does ok on the slight decline on our street. His little legs kept moving!

I was a bit optimistic about when he'd walk. He made so much progress so quickly that first day or two, but we've pretty much stalled at this point. He can stand on his own for minutes - really until he realizes it and freaks out. He walks a little better with his shoes on, so we keep them on all the time now. He still struggles to put his heel down when he puts his weight on his left leg; apparently those muscles/tendons are pretty tight. We'll keep plugging away...

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