Not a Climber

When Ivan was playing with Maya yesterday, I was struck how physical she was. She kept climbing all over their furniture. I realized that Ivan has never really attempted that. Not one is stopping him, but he's never really attempted to climb and walk on our sofas.

It's only been in the last few days that he's even trying to climb back on the bed once he slides off it (which he's been doing for many, many months now.)

But not even seeing Maya climb the furniture prompted him to imitate her, which he did for other activities.

Compared to other kids, he seems to be more cautious and not physical in that way. He's all about running, though. From the second he wakes up in the morning to the minute he goes to bed, he's constantly running up and down the hallway and rooms.

He seems more interested in mastering fine-motor skills -- like playing with cords, putting things inside boxes, or trying to plug cords into things -- than gross motor skills, like climbing.

It's really funny how kids are so different. Ivan seems to have no interest in climbing on the furniture.