Rian's activities since he started crawling were going at full speed, so we decided to aid him walk, and got him a playskool Step Start Walk n Ride walker. One might imagine a sturdy product which can bear the weight of the child, without sliding forward. This was such a cheap flimsy product, it would slide on the ground (even carpet) when pushed with a single finger!
Of course, Daddy the greatest came to rescue :-) The pair of 5lb ankle weights for my knee recovery have been used once again - they were deployed earlier to stabilize the bouncer, which is now held in place with a 20 lb bag of basmati rice! So Daddy wrapped a 5lb weight to each of the 2 legs that come out behind. Also, he jammed some paper into each of the 4 wheels. Now, its perfect :-) The walker is heavy and doesn't move. Exactly what Rian needs to learn walking.
So Rian took his first steps yesterday with the walker :-) almost 10-12 steps. Glad I could catch it on video! Now let's see when he can walk unaided...
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