I wasn't going to do it, but Zach convinced me that Amelia needed a walker. I'm not sure why I was so opposed, but it's probably because the "experts" say that it potentially delays walking. Little do the "experts" know, but I'm ok with that. I'm enjoying my immobile bundle and I'm dreading the days that I have to chase her all over the house. Our walker arrived yesterday and after watching me struggle to assemble the equipment she got to go for her first spin. Needless to say she didn't really know what to do, but she loved the toys on top. I started by pushing her around and she would just drag her legs (probably why the experts say that it delays walking). After a few minutes though she figured it out and was able to scoot around a bit. She's still not very speedy in the walker, but she has figured out how to back up and turn around when she runs into things. This is huge since I really didn't want to have to move her every time she got stuck. I did remove the brakes though since they seemed to impede her ability to scoot (probably a bad move I'll regret later, but I still can't figure out exactly what they are designed to prevent).