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Charlie Walks, originally uploaded by thrawn150.

Charlie walked independently today, hooray! He's 20 months old, and has been working on this in PT for a few months. His absent forearm & hand made pulling up more difficult, as well as making balancing harder. But his unusual tallness (35") has been almost as much of an issue...a high center of gravity, and a long way to fall, makes for a timid toddler. But we've managed to make it seem fun, with a lot of cheering and hugs and so on, and he's gradually becoming more confident. YAY WOO CHARLIE WOOO!

Date: 2010-02-24 01:55 am (UTC)
pameladean: (Default)
From: [personal profile] pameladean
That shriek of delight was awesome.

P.

Date: 2010-02-24 01:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mellybrelly.livejournal.com
that is so great!

Date: 2010-02-24 02:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] txanne.livejournal.com
Eeeee he's so proud of himself! As am I, of course.

Date: 2010-02-24 02:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icecreamempress.livejournal.com
OMG LOOK AT HIM GO!

It didn't occur to me that being tall would make walking more challenging (in addition to the 'lucky fin' issues) but of course it makes sense.

YAY CHARLIE!

Date: 2010-02-24 02:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] catherineldf.livejournal.com
Huzzah! That's great news - congrats to all of you! :-D

Date: 2010-02-24 02:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kcobweb.livejournal.com
He looks so proud. (As well he should.) Yay!

Date: 2010-02-24 02:16 am (UTC)
readinggeek451: green teddy bear in plaid dress (Default)
From: [personal profile] readinggeek451
Yay, Charlie!

Date: 2010-02-24 02:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] slrose.livejournal.com
Hurray for Charlie!

Date: 2010-02-24 02:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gailmom.livejournal.com
woohoo!!! Go, Charlie!!!!

Date: 2010-02-24 02:43 am (UTC)
kate_nepveu: sleeping cat carved in brown wood (Default)
From: [personal profile] kate_nepveu
Yeah, wow, he's only 2" taller than SteelyKid but that makes a big difference at that age!

Go, Charlie, go!

Date: 2010-02-26 02:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marydell.livejournal.com
SteelyKid is a seriously tall baby, too...Chad looks pretty tall, in pics, so I'm guessing she's following in his footsteps. Is she grabbing stuff off the counter yet? We're having to re-think the whole kitchen now, because of knives and things being in random places.

Date: 2010-02-26 08:05 pm (UTC)
kate_nepveu: sleeping cat carved in brown wood (Default)
From: [personal profile] kate_nepveu
Oh yes. I'm not at all sure that we've learned enough to keep things away from the edges yet.

Date: 2010-02-24 02:53 am (UTC)
ckd: small blue foam shark (Default)
From: [personal profile] ckd
Yay!! (Also, incredibly cute.)

Date: 2010-02-24 03:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ashnistrike.livejournal.com
Woohoo! He looks so thrilled!

Date: 2010-02-24 03:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] michaeldthomas.livejournal.com
WOO HOO!!! YAY, CHARLIE!!!!

Date: 2010-02-24 04:59 am (UTC)
ext_150: (Default)
From: [identity profile] kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com
Wow, he really went for it. When you said he was just starting to walk independently, I expected a few steps, but he went all around the room! XD Looked like he was having a lot of fun, too. :)

Date: 2010-02-26 02:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marydell.livejournal.com
He had done little runs of 3 or 4 steps in between the two of us, but only when we were reaching out to catch him. This thing of just taking a stroll by himself is new.

Date: 2010-02-24 05:19 am (UTC)
ext_3319: Goth girl outfit (Default)
From: [identity profile] rikibeth.livejournal.com
Yay Charlie!

Date: 2010-02-24 12:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lydy.livejournal.com
He looks so pleased. Yay, Charlie!

Date: 2010-02-24 12:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com
That's wonderful!!

Date: 2010-02-24 06:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] unhappytriad.livejournal.com
What a delicious laugh! Congratulations, Charlie!

Date: 2010-02-25 04:30 am (UTC)
ext_1758: (Default)
From: [identity profile] raqs.livejournal.com
Oh congratulations both of you! And thank you for posting that. After the day I've had, walking happy baby was just what I needed. *claps for Charlie*

Date: 2010-02-25 07:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kittikattie.livejournal.com
Hooray for Charlie!

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