Selket
Been there - done that
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2000
My 18 mo old son is not yet walking...or able to stand up yet. Fortunately he will be able to do all of this eventually (he is getting treatment for this) but I've just been thinking that we're going to have to remove him from the stroller while lining up for rides. He is not small either (31 lbs) and has the usual mental abilities bounce: ) and curiosity of a typical toddler. What do we do with him? I personally can't hold him for 30 minutes! DH and I can take turns but that might still get tiring. You'd think I'd be used to hauling him around by now but frankly I don't really carry him much since he is in the house or the stroller if we're out. If I put him down on the ground (pavement) he would either sit or scoot on his bottom (he doesn't crawl to get around). This has limited his ability to be outside this summer of course as he hates sitting on grass!
I could bring a blanket to sit him on but then I'd have to move it every 30 seconds and he'd probably try to scoot off of it. Any ideas? Carriers built for his size? He is scared of a backpack. I saw a "side carrier" mentioned here once (not a baby sling) - do you think that would work?
Let me add that I know many people have kids that big at one year old but he is a lot harder to handle as he gets closer to two yrs! He wants to explore more if he is out of the stroller...when he was younger he was at least easier to hold on to. He is relatively content in his stroller however.
Any help appreciated!
I could bring a blanket to sit him on but then I'd have to move it every 30 seconds and he'd probably try to scoot off of it. Any ideas? Carriers built for his size? He is scared of a backpack. I saw a "side carrier" mentioned here once (not a baby sling) - do you think that would work?
Let me add that I know many people have kids that big at one year old but he is a lot harder to handle as he gets closer to two yrs! He wants to explore more if he is out of the stroller...when he was younger he was at least easier to hold on to. He is relatively content in his stroller however.
Any help appreciated!