Experienced walkers

brittneycc1982

DD has been walking for about a month now.  I don't let her walk around unless we are inside or in the grass.  My crazy pregnant brain is thinking of weird things, so my question is this...  About how old will she be before I can trust to get her out of the car, have her walk, and listen to me to walk into the house?  I am just thinking about having to take one baby out of the car, then go back for the other baby and I don't like that idea.  DD will be 16 months when I am due.

brightning

DD is 19 mos and I can semi-trust her to do that. I don't think she did that at all at 16 mos. She'll be walking along fine and then just run in the opposite direction. She's semi-good about walking and holding my hand, so maybe you could have her hold your hand while you carry the babyseat in the other. (We're in AZ too and never left the "bucket" part of the carseat in the car because the buckles got too hot.) DD does better about listening when she has a "job" - like when I ask her to bring my keys/purse inside. Do you have a garage? When I'm unloading groceries, I close the door and let her wander around the garage.

ecoppins

Dd kind of listens to me, and she will hold my hand. But, that being said were I to have two now, I would do?separate?trips. She has been walking well since 11 months

brittneycc1982

brightning:

DD is 19 mos and I can semi-trust her to do that. I don't think she did that at all at 16 mos. She'll be walking along fine and then just run in the opposite direction. She's semi-good about walking and holding my hand, so maybe you could have her hold your hand while you carry the babyseat in the other. (We're in AZ too and never left the "bucket" part of the carseat in the car because the buckles got too hot.) DD does better about listening when she has a "job" - like when I ask her to bring my keys/purse inside. Do you have a garage? When I'm unloading groceries, I close the door and let her wander around the garage.

Oh, I suppose I can multi task! lol 

I like the idea of giving her a job too.  We do have a garage but the opener is currently broken.  Maybe I should get DH on that job before the summer and the new baby!

Zoe0520

DS1 is 20 months and has been walking he was 11 months and I still don't let him just walk to the door. He'd take off in a heartbeat. We have a little porch so I carry him over there and he stays on the porch while I get the little one out of the car. I park right outside my door so I can see him the whole time and I talk to him the whole time. I usually give him my keys and he tries to open the door. I agree w/ pp with giving them a "job". It buys you some time.

mrshutch

I agree that the job idea is great. This is a total generalization, but in comparing the boys and girls w/ my friends, the boys seem to take off on their own a lot more. Not to say that this is always true, but it's come up a lot lately. I do think it would be helpful to have the garage door fixed so she's contained. DD was walking just after 12 months, and started insisting on walking herself to the door at about 18 months.

We're in an urban area, so I have to park right outside and walk w/ her on the sidewalk up to the front of our building. It's never been a problem to get her to go into our yard, but many times she dawdles coming in (wants to play w/ the flowers, bushes, walk on the little stone wall, etc.). So it's not dangerous, but sometimes it takes a while

annak23

DD is 19 months & I still can't really trust her to go up stairs or go into the house all by herself.  She would most likely trip on the steps or wander off if I just let her go.  But she will take my finger so that I can lead her to where we are going.  At least I don't have to carry her anymore!

Emmasmom30

DD is 15 months old and will hold my hand when I ask her to now.  She knows from the tone in my voice when I mean business about holding my hand.  She can go up the stairs very well but I'm always right behind her.  She hates being carried anywhere now and prefers to walk.

Mrs.Hizzo

No way could I trust DS to come along with me into the house if I weren't holding his hand or carrying him. If I told him to he would know what I wanted, but there are just too many fascinating things in the garage or on the front lawn. I intend to just get one kid safely inside and then come back out for the other one.

greta&tess

My dd still occasionally likes to take off.  So usuall I take her into the house and then go back and get dd2.

howleyshell

Mine are 17 months apart.

Dylan could have walked to the car by himself but frankly I didn't like it. 

I preferred to leave the baby in the baby carrier in the door way while I got him into the car (in the garage).  Then I went back for the carrier.

We did that as long as Jace was in the carrier.