First Steps
The kids have all been standing for a few weeks, shimmying along the rails of their cribs, and once or twice even took a step in order to keep their balance… but hadn’t actually taken a step with the intent of getting somewhere – until last night.
I was holding Christopher, and he was fussing a little. Every time Lorna would walk by, he would outstretch his arms and cry. So Lorna sat down about 5 feet away, outstretched her arms, and called. I stood him up right in front of me.
He stood there, teetering for a second, doing his upset-sounding cough-cry. Then he stepped forward. He took three controlled steps, at which point he put his hand in hers and sat down.