Late Walking, Relatively Early Talking

To answer a question that we've been getting a lot from interested parties (grandparents), no, Madeleine is not walking yet and yes, she's a little behind the walking curve. Our pediatrician wants to have an orthopedist take a look at her feet to see if they are structurally sound and able to give her enough support - unfortunately, due to what could generously be described as a bureaucratic snafu between the doctor and the insurance company, the referral was delayed and we won't get in to see the ortho for 3 more weeks. Welcome to California.

Meanwhile, she's doing plenty of standing and walking while holding onto things - just not "freestyle" walking. Daddy thinks the B family foot genes may be part of the problem but also that, just like crawling, she may start "late" but once she starts she will be like lightning. He also thinks it's as much a motivational thing as anything - she just hasn't decided she's ready yet. The parenting message boards are replete with stories of kids not walking until 18, 19, even 24 months and turning out fine. But what do I know?

Her legs are certainly up to the task of supporting her.








She's doing a lot more talking these days and even took a stab at "strawberry" this morning. Grandpa Tom sent her a fun little toy that teaches kids how to sound out different letters of the alphabet - so that's how she's spending ALL morning today.





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