We have a walker!!

Ever since Lakelyn was 10 months old she has walked around with assistance from push toys.  She cruised around furniture but never let go to try and take a few steps by herself.  She would grab her push toy to walk to an object she wanted and then pick up then walk back with the push toy.

You never want your babies to grow up but then again you want them to meet those milestones when it seems everyone else’s baby your age is.  So when her 1 year old birthday kept getting closer to say Luke and I were a little anxious would be an understatement.  But that day came and went and she was no closer to walking.

We took her to her 12 month check up and the doctor was not concerned at all with her not walking and told me that if she is cruising then nothing was wrong with her hips or legs since she was putting weight on them, she just needed the confidence to do it!

Luke and I spent many nights trying to get her to walk from one of us to the other.  We bribed her with holding fruit snacks and she would take a few steps but enjoyed trust falling into us more.

I got on the internet and read that the average age for most babies to walk is 15 months.  So I tried to not worry about it and just wait it out.

Finally at 14 ½ months Lakelyn decided to walk!!  A few weeks before she was getting braver and taking a few steps but then falling and choosing to crawl over walking.  Now she chooses to walk over crawling.  She still crawls and is not quite ready to go outside or to the grocery store and only walk but she is getting there.  Now that she has the walking down she is really working on her balance and confidence, walking faster and turning quicker!

Luke and I always cheer for Lakelyn when she does something that excites us or we want her to know we are proud.  In the second video you can hear her cheering for herself.  SO CUTE!!

Love that my little baby is finally walking!!

Videos were taken on my phone so not the best quality!