Learning to Climb Down the Stairs

All the while, Juan Or only knows how to climb up the stairs. Today is the first time Juan Or showed desire to climb down the stairs himself. At first, he used both his hands to hold the stairs railing while climbing down. Later as the stairs turn, and fearing he cannot handle the turn, Grandma held his right hand while his left hand continued holding the stairs railing as his legs stepped down. Judging from the way Juan Or climbed down (and his body language), Mommy can tell that Juan Or already felt like a 'pro' coming down the stairs with only one hand holding the railing! Of course deep down inside, Mommy knows obviously Juan Or still needs adult's guidance and supervision when coming down the stairs. Watch this video of Juan Or coming down the stairs with Grandma holding his right hand. Mommy only thought of capturing him on video after he had almost reached the bottom of the stairs.

Climbing Up the Stairs

Somewhere around 2 weeks ago, ever since Juan Or was able to walk around while holding on to furniture, Juan Or became adventurous enough to want to climb up the stairs. Of course, initially Juan Or's climb was rather wobbly, slow and very careful, but two weeks worth of practice has made Juan Or an expert climber! Juan Or is now able to climb fast (though he has the habit of hanging around a step whenever he feels like it) and has very few slips. Of course, Mommy has to be around to supervise his climb in case he falls - what's more the stairs are not the solid type (i.e., has 'holes'!). That is why Mommy was not able to capture Juan Or on video during the initial stairs-climbing stage - both of Mommy's hands had to stand by to 'catch' him if he falls. Even then, now that Mommy has the chance to capture this video, Mommy's other hand stood by just in case.


Whenever Juan Or climbs the stairs, halfway through, he will peep through the 'holes' of the stairs to look for Grandpa (who is downstairs watching television most of the time!). Then Juan Or will give one kind of laugh (the shrill laugh) to attract Grandpa's attention to look up at his direction. And from the tone of his laughter, Mommy knows Juan Or purposely laughed like that to tell anyone downstairs that "Hey, look at me! I may be small, but I can already climb up the stairs just like anyone else in the family!" Yes, Mommy knows...this is Juan Or's show-off laugh which is very different from all his other laughs. Watch this video (the show-off laugh is at the beginning):