That's just your kids. Mine got up one day and just walked across the length of the room. Admittedly there was no conveniently placed camera there but we were talking to his grandad on video call who tells everyone that he was the one who got to saw his grandkid take his first steps.
According to my mother in law, my husband started walking late but when he did he literally stood up and just started running. This delights me to no end for some reason
Mine did too. Mine was a very late walker and it felt like he was waiting until he knew he could do it. I would often catch him letting go of the couch and practicing his balance. When he started walking on his own there was no bumbling or falling; it looked like he had been walking for months.
My daughter was like your son. She held on to furniture or walls then one day just stopped and walked around like she had always known how to do it. My son would stand up and take a step, fall down then crawl a bit before trying again and just gradually got better at it.
Both of mine did this too. They weren't late walkers but no amount of encouragement would get them to talk a single step in the weeks and days leading up to it so I always assume they would be late as I watch other babies take a few steps and stumble repeatedly for weeks while learning to walk.
Mine just got up and walked like they secretly knew how to do it all along.
My kid got up one day and disassembled my office desk (He took ALL of the nuts of the bolts for my desk, which I discovered when I went to move my monitor and it fell apart). Granted, he was 2 and not still a baby, but some kids progress pretty fast
My sister skipped walking entirely and took off running.
It's true! I am 2 and half years older than her, and was running back and forth across the room over and over (diagnosed with ADHD just a year ago, LOL!) and little sister was standing holding on to a chair, watching me. Then she suddenly let go and took off running across the room just like I was doing.
It would have been late 70s so no video. Though if mom knew it was coming she might have gotten out the super8 recorder or something.
Did you not ever coach your kid to walk? Like our kids first steps were between his mum and I, they stood up using our help then walked a few steps between us. Then they'd stand up holding the couch and take a few steps. The never just stood up randomly in the middle of the room and walked around. That is a different level of balance.
I was sitting in the den with my dad and he said Michael just walked across the living room and I replied Yeah right. Dad said no really so I looked and Michael walked across the living room going the opposite way. It’s a very wide living room too. So, not exactly a Hallmark moment for me lol.
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u/taolbi 22h ago
Accidentally filming herself vacuuming in the area where her son takes their first steps
Also: I have dreams like this, where standing up is hard and walking is painful