Gross motor skills

Shortly after we found out that Raphael had a completely malformed vestibular (balance organ) and only monocular vision we were told that we could expect problems for Raphael being able to sit.

Then when he was sitting we were told that there would be real trouble for him to be able to pull to stand.

Now he walks!

He now happily chooses between walking unaided, crawling, and pushing a trolley. He is even trying to increase speed, although this usually ends up with a runaway effect followed by a crash that only a father could laugh at while the mother is not present. Turning is a tricky business and sometimes he has a very wide turning circle involving precariously placed footsteps with near toppling consequences, but he usually doesn't fall over during a turn though.