Another first in baby-land today for Thumper, although she has left it so long that it's actually ended up being in toddler-land (she is now 15.5 months old). Anyway, she took her first steps.
She has been standing on her own for up to about 20 seconds at a time quite a lot recently. The strange thing is she doesn't do this the way most toddlers to (ie. by holding onto a piece of furniture until they have their balance then letting go). Thumper's method is to balance herself into a squat then with great control, slowly stand up, look around the room grinning proudly, then slowly lower herself back down into a squat. I've never seen any other toddlers learn to stand in this way - it's quite strange.
Anyway, her first steps today happened while we were visiting VolubleK, PetitAmi and her two older siblings for lunch. I was sitting next to a recently-vacated dining chair which Thumper was happily cruising around when she decided to make the move across the gap to hang onto my legs. It was just a large enough gap that she couldn't cruise from the chair to my legs. But without even seeming to think about it, she made it across the gap by side-stepping about 3 steps. I guess making her first steps sideways (rather than the traditional forwards) is in keeping with her unique way of learning to stand.
So, sadly the sight of her little crawling bottom racing away from me will soon be a distant memory. Especially since she is starting at creche in about 4 weeks. She will definitely want to walk once she gets there - too many other kids to keep up with.
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Her baby-ish-ness is rushing away from us at a terrible rate!
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