Poor Connie Robinson. The English mama probably thought she had a few more months of precious, peaceful immobility, but her son Reuben had other ideas. After starting to crawl at four months, Reuben's already walking at six months old. Six. Freaking. Months. Old!
Reuben's big sister Yazmin was an early walker too, but she had the generosity of spirit to wait until she was nine months old, at least.
I have personal sympathy for Connie--my now-four-year-old was crawling and cruising the furniture at six months, although she didn't feel like letting go of the coffee table until she was nearly one. Still, she was able to get anywhere (and anything) she wanted, and it was wayyyyy too soon for my tastes. But Connie's taking Reuben's strides in stride, and enjoying his status as the playgroup superstar.
According to experts, about half of babies walk by the age of one, with a few walking sooner and most catching up by 18 months. Reuben's a little extraordinary.
