First Steps!

Wow, what a difference a week makes.

I have been away since Monday night, only getting home Saturday night after Juliette was in bed. It was a long and tiring trip and I’m glad to be home.

In the days I’ve been away, Juliette has certainly been busy! She’s developing faster and faster… and she continues to astound us with impressive leaps in abilities and skills she’s picking up.

Last Sunday I watched her for the first time get to a standing position on her own, without having to touch anything other than the floor. She got into the classic Downward Dog yoga pose, and then with shaking knees and bum slowly got herself into the vertical standing position. She had a bit of a surprised look on her face when she did it, then her legs gave out and she plopped back on her bum. She attempted it again, but the second time I think she needed to grab on to my leg to make it fully standing.

Well yesterday afternoon – Saturday March 27 to be precise – she stood up without hesitation or any of the shaky-legs-and-bum of the first attempts. Luckily Becoming-A-Mom had the presence of mind to go run and grab the camera and film the next attempts, so we’ve got evidence!

And then… to top it off… she took 2 or 3 steps on her own before collapsing. And then did it over and over and over and over until her little legs were too tired to continue. The video we have shows her so excited at her new-found abilities she was laughing and giggling and completely undetered by only making 3 or 4 steps before falling down.

Happily today she’s done it again a few times so I’ve seen it with my own eyes.

I have the feeling our lives are going to become more complicated rather quickly!