A Fine Balance

Wow. I came home from work yesterday to find Juliette and Becoming-A-Mom in the living room. Juliette was pulling herself up from sitting position to standing using Becoming-A-Mom’s legs  to help. Then – the new thing – she stood up and lifted both hands free and clear of Becoming-A-Mom’s legs, standing on her own with her hands up in the air. A few seconds of huge smiles and increasing wavering, then she dropped her hands back down to steady and balance herself. She let out a stream of little chuckles and laughs of excitement.

She was so pleased and excited that she tried to wiggle and jump, losing her balance and landing on her bum on the floor. After flapping her arms in the air and clapping her hands together a couple of times, she did it again.

So she’s still not crawling on all fours and she’s not walking on her own, but for the first time she’s able to pull her self standing and then balance on her own two feet without additional support for a few seconds.

It looks like she may end up walking in a few weeks. I’m not sure if this is a good thing or not!