It's been just over a month since Sulley took his first steps. He has been very slow and timid. At first he would only take a few steps with a lot of coaching. He'd walk between Tim and I or around the living room but not much further.
Then, he decided to start walking all sneaky like. He'd toddle around the kitchen or down the hallway, as long as nobody was paying attention to him. He braced himself on his legs or holding his belly and each step was very deliberate.
Last week during therapy, Ms. Lindsay gave us a weighted vest to try. The difference in Sulley's confidence with walking was immediate! He was willing to take several quick steps and just seemed much more at ease. I was able to find a weighted compression vest just like the loaner on ebay, so we will be able to keep up with it. Ms. Lindsay did a sensory processing survey on our boy and he scored "More Than Others" and "Much More than Others" in almost every category. We aren't sure what exactly that is going to mean for him, if anything.
So far, Sulley is still definitely just a beginning walker, a toddler, to the definition of the word. He isn't going to outrun anybody just yet.
He has also had a language explosion since we started using the vest. His words include mom, dad, brother, dog, go, help, and up. He signs more, milk, all done, and down. He also shakes his head for no. I love that he is able to communicate most of his needs so clearly at 17 months old.
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