One Step Closer

Until recently, Gulliver has been resistant to taking many steps. He didn't like having his hands held to help him try and walk and he wasn't crazy about walking with his wagon, although he would do it if you caught him in the right mood. We never forced the issue and figured he would come around when he was ready.

After last week's PT session with Kaylynne, something clicked. Now he walks constantly (with assistance). He easily travels from one room to another. And he seems to enjoy being vertical. He is still a great crawler, and uses that to quickly get where he wants to go on his own. But he's one step closer to walking.

Here's a video clip of us walking the hallway. This was taken during the day when only the two of us were home. So I set the camera on a chair. My favorite part of the clip is when he finally reaches the camera and busts out his gorgeous, flirty grin!



On Friday, Gulliver woke up from nap time with a fever. After eating only half his lunch (extremely unusual), we sat in his rocker and snuggled for an hour. All he wanted to do was lay his head on my shoulder. And he was pretty mellow all evening. He slept through the night and woke up around the usual time Saturday. After finishing his milk, he fell asleep on my lap with the bottle in his mouth. After having a little breakfast, he seemed to perk up a bit, but was still pretty mellow and slept a lot. Last night around 8:30 (after normal bedtime) he finally seemed like his old self again. He was jamming with Daddy to "Weeee will… we will… rock you. Clap. Thump, Thump, Clap." And once again climbing up in his chair and playing trucks, trains, and cars. He seems to continue to be in good spirits this morning.

He hasn't been coughing, doesn't have a runny nose, and otherwise seems fine. He has been drooling more than usual. So once again we think it was probably teething-related. We'll be on the look out for some signs of molars.