Having a kid is nothing if not humbling. And one of the strangest ways in which we are learning your kids will humble you is by making you look like a liar in public. For several days now we've been going around telling people that Kate can walk. Then, when we try to get her to do it for friends, she just looks at us and crawls away, leaving us to say "No, really she does walk." It hasn't helped that we've also been unsuccessful at video taping her new mobility. But today we finally got a brief snippet on tape. She still seems to view walking as an unusual hobby she's picked up rather than a way to get around, so mostly she is still a crawler, but at least we have solid evidence that she can walk when she wants to. And not any other time. Production note: Bear with the shaky camera. The only way we could get this on tape was to have her walk towards me while I filmed, and I pretty much had to drop the camera in order to catch her once she got to me.
We were rewarded for all the trouble we went through to get that video, though, because right after we got the footage of her walking, she laid down on the ground and did the crunches I blogged about a while ago. In case you don't recall, I said then that I have been using this ridiculous workout video to get some exercise into my routine, and Kate has picked up some of the moves. Specifically, she has developed an all-too-accurate impression of what I look and sound like (at least to her) doing the cruel and unusual ab crunches my deranged digital personal fitness trainer put on the video. At the request of many people, I have been trying to catch her on camera doing this for weeks, with no success. But at last, here it is. Try not to laugh too hard next time you see me. Perhaps soon I can just turn off the video and let Kate direct my workouts.
Comments (8)
Go, Kate, go!!! I am so impressed with the walking, little one. And Haley, I'm hilariously laughing at your hilarious laughter. I wish I could see your crunches in person.
Posted by RT | October 26, 2008 3:13 PM
Posted on October 26, 2008 15:13
Walking!!! Kate!!! Geez and I watched you together and clapped and laughed. You are doing great!
Posted by Gam | October 26, 2008 4:07 PM
Posted on October 26, 2008 16:07
Yes, Haley, Kate's impression of you doing crunches in priceless. She probably thinks you exercise just for her entertainment. HaHaHaHaHa!!
Posted by Gam | October 26, 2008 4:15 PM
Posted on October 26, 2008 16:15
We always used to tell people, "Joey can walk, he just chooses not to." Sounds like you have an independent (aka stubborn) little one too!
Posted by Megan | October 26, 2008 6:44 PM
Posted on October 26, 2008 18:44
thats amazing. i laughed a lot.
Posted by daniel meigs | October 26, 2008 9:33 PM
Posted on October 26, 2008 21:33
Kate is a ham! I love the crunches. Congrats on a walking baby. Your life is going to get crazy!
Posted by Jenni | October 27, 2008 6:03 AM
Posted on October 27, 2008 06:03
Kate is so funny doing your crunches! Your lives will take on a new dimension now that she is walking. Enjoy every minute!
Posted by Aunt Emily | October 27, 2008 7:33 AM
Posted on October 27, 2008 07:33
That is great!
Posted by katharine Savage | October 27, 2008 2:18 PM
Posted on October 27, 2008 14:18