I never realized how much I walk backwards until Tyler began doing this too. When we go on walks at the park, we're starting to let Tyler out of the stroller. We've been evil parents up until now, keeping him strapped down because I don't want him getting too used to the taste of freedom. Whenever I watch friends let their kids out of the stroller to walk--or run--freely around the store I am thankful Tyler can make it through a shopping trip buckled in safe and sane (the sane part is mostly for me). For now, I only let Tyler out of the stroller when Shawn is with us to keep his eye on the baby, or if the baby is with Shawn somewhere else entirely. Sometimes Tyler walks fast, bee-lining it straight towards a bird on the ground. But usually he walks really slow, wandering around soaking up the sights. The other day he was going slow so I was in front of him. Every time I turned around to check on him, he turned around and walked backwards too. This cracks me up. Reminds me of the day I was trying to show Tyler how well behaved Chili is with his commands. With Tyler standing next to me, I commanded "Chili, sit," using the hand signal Chili learned in puppy training, and Chili and Tyler sat at the same time. Or there was a time I was trying to show Tyler how two pieces of a puzzle fit together so I squatted down to get to his level, and he squatted too.