William George inadvertently spoke his first sentence this past weekend. Remember that George is very parrot-like, in that he spontaneously mimics words all the time. Since Lauren and Gracie were late talkers, this behavior, while probably completely normal, is very new to us.
The back story on his first sentence is that the girls spent the usual, requisite amount of time learning to say "please" and "thank you" during their second and third years. Our work continues, in that regard, but we heavily emphasized properly asking for things during that time frame. Gracie learned early on that saying "please" was the magic word. She would end her request with please, as in, "Goldfish crackers, please." Then, to make sure we knew we had to deliver, she would say, "That's good askin'!!!"
Since this has become an inside family joke, we should not have been surprised when George said, "Das goo askin'" this weekend.
In other news, George is up and about! We did not purchase a walker for George. I was feeling a little "burned" by the exersaucer purchase (true, he did use that apparatus for four months, but that doesn't seem like a good return on investment) so I skipped the walker. The lack of walker has not been an issue because George has two sisters, and they have been walking him around for the last couple of weeks.
In addition to his regular cruising routine, he has walked and walked all through the house, with the careful assistance of one or both of his sisters.
He so dislikes crawling that he appeals for a hand so that he can walk upright.
He has been taking two, sometimes three, steps at a time. Over the weekend, he started tentatively walking, up to 8-10 steps at a time.
He will spend the next couple of weeks working on his balance and honing his new skill. We will spend that time reinforcing our home.
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