Alby mastered walking up stairs a good few months ago but
coming down the stairs has proved a far greater challenge. Whilst friend’s babies happily slide down on
their stomachs Alby has always tried to walk down the stairs as I do. He’s certainly fearless, I’ll give him that,
with his early attempts all focused on pointing one leg out in front of him and
then just letting himself fall down, testing my nerve and reflexes to the full!
Under my mother’s expert guidance however, this week has led to Alby finding a
controlled way to come down the stairs – bumping down on his bottom step by
step.
I’m not entirely sure what campaign groups against Shaken
Baby Syndrome would say about Alby’s new method which causes his spine to
reverberate, jaw to quiver and head to bobble with each bump, but it gets him
from A to B giggling all the way!
The only problem is when we get to the bottom three steps –
at that point you better make sure you are in front of him as he stands up,
puts his arms up, extends his leg and let’s himself fall forwards into your
arms.
As his walking improves and his sense of mischief grows we
are seeing occasionally changes being made to how he gets up the stairs. If you are foolish enough to give him a
helping hand on the way up he will cling onto you as he propellers his legs up,
swinging up one leg per step in a mad rush to the top.
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