Walking!

With Evie, it feels like we can watch her figure out new skills. She is persistent, diligent and focused, and it’s easy to see her progress.

Almost as soon as Evie mastered crawling, she began pulling herself up and by early October she was using furniture or a wall to support her while she cruised about the house. She reminded me of someone learning to roller skate for the first time, who hugs the wall constantly. She also started pushing her high chair or our kitchen table chairs around to support her while she walked. She’s strong!

 Last Wednesday (Jan. 5) she stood up all by herself and took her first tentative step. Then she started playing a game where she would stand up holding a stuffed animal or a toy, throw it on the floor and pick it up. Only, she’d usually end up diving towards the object rather than bending down. She might take a few steps before sliding into first, but usually she ended up on the ground and had to stand up all over again.

Since then she’s been adding a few more steps, and yesterday I noticed her standing up, taking a few steps, and then falling down. Sometimes she belly flops and sometimes she sits down. Every day she adds a few more steps. Of course, I get so excited to see her walking and Anna, my little mimic, often says to Evie “Look at you walking!” She’s not ready for a 5K yet, but she’s certainly on her way.