Great Day for a Walk

We have been wondering if Miss. Chloe was ever going to walk. Each of her brothers took their first steps at 10 months, and here she is, a week shy of her 1st birthday, and she has shown very little interest in putting one foot in front of the other on her own. I have been working with her, Evan has been working with her, she spends lots of time in her walker and in bare feet, allowing her time to feel the floor and to maybe, just maybe, think about walking. But honestly, if you have someone that is willing to carry you every where that you want to go, would you walk??
Well, Friday came, just six days before she turns the big 1, and she finally felt like maybe walking could be fun. We played and played and played. She stood up, sat down, stood up, sat down, over and over and over. You see, she has mastered standing up from the sitting position, even while in the middle of the room with nothing to use to pull herself up on. So... then she stood up, and took two steps right into my arms. I cheered and hugged her and she just beamed. Then, she did it again. I cheered and loved on her again. So... she did it again, this time taking three steps. Peyton had been watching my reaction each time, and this time he decided to join in. We both cheered and clapped for her. She clapped for herself. We all three said "Yay!!" She kept repeating this over and over for about ten or fifteen minutes before finally deciding that she must be rewarded with some dinner. :-) (It was about that time anyway...) It was such an exciting day for all of us. The only bad part was that daddy was at work, in a meeting, and he could not share in the excitement. But... she has repeated it for him a time or two since then. :-) Our little girl is growing up!

(She was four months old here)