The Really Big Deal Post About Sitting

If you've been reading along for awhile then you already know Nate wasn't sitting unassisted (on his behind) at 15 months and that I took him for an X-ray and also to see a pediatric sports medicine doctor over a year ago.

By 17 months he was able to sit without assistance, but only with his legs stuck out completely straight. It was strangely good timing since I wasn't sure how baths were going to work out with him kneeling in a regular tub, but as you can see the timing worked out very well*.

Still, his preference was (and always has been) sitting in the W-pose. Otherwise it's been legs straight out unless a chair – or some other form of support – is involved. All we were told really was to encourage Nate to sit cross-legged and to discourage the W-pose, but all that did was make Nate miserable and to be honest I was worried it was hurting him. He was still too little at 15 months to let me know if something hurt or not with words and even though a physiological issue hadn't been discovered, I really didn't pursue it much because of that. His obvious discomfort to the point of crying was enough for me.

If I pick Seth up he will readily wrap his legs around my waist, but Nate does not/cannot. I gently tried bending Nate's legs into a sort of leg-wrap position not that long ago and they just didn't want to go in that direction.

So I hope you know just how long I've been waiting to see this and I wasn't sure I ever would, but here it is:

Snack crackers got him to sit still enough for me to take a picture, but he did the rest all by himself.

And by the second shot, he looked like he'd been doing it forever:

Well done, Nate. You sure know how to surprise the pants off your Mommy.

- L.

*By the time the bath photos were taken by Uncle Padrin (AKA "Uncle P"), Nate had actually been sitting in the tub for 3 months**.

**Not consecutively of course. I mean he was sitting upright in the tub at regular bath times for 3 months prior.

PS. Speaking of Uncle P, it's actually Padrin's birthday today. Must be a lucky day. Happy Birthday once again Uncle P! Lots of love from everyone at the OP.