Well, the baby is less than two weeks shy of fourteen months and he is still not walking. I have talked to several people and pondered many theories. Here is my working hypothesis-Several factors are affecting the timing of my son walking. The first factor is the unknown; who knows why? The second factor is the fact that he is a boy and it is my understanding that boys are a little behind girls in developing. (My daughter walked at nine months.) The third factor is his personality. He is a momma's boy and loves to be carried. The fourth factor is the environment. It is winter and he is usually wearing socks and the majority of our home has wood floors, making it difficult to get traction. We bought him a walker and he is starting to walk around the house using it. I am a little fearful that it may be delaying him further, teaching him to rely on the aide it provides his balance. I can't be sure, however, because before he played with it he was not even trying anything but crawling. One thing is certain; I am probably making a bigger deal of this than need be. Look at this cute picture of him with his walker!