Baby Steps

Well, it is official. For the first time, in five children, I have had a child take a few steps on their own prior to their first birthday. Emma has been standing for about 3 weeks. She can stand for several minutes at a time, all on her own. She can even bend down to pick things up and stand herself back up, so she has great balance. We have been standing her up and trying to get her to walk to us, but she just stands there, or drops to the floor to crawl. No matter how much we prompt her, she doesn't want to come. So, today I was reading my scriptures on the couch and looked out of the corner of my eye, caught her standing in the room, and then she took three steps toward something. Ah ha! She can do it! Yeehaww! A child to TRY to WALK before 12 months. The rest of my children have been about 13 months before even attempting to take steps on their own. I know this is far later than some kids, but for me, I think it's totally fun that there is a possibility that she might walk by the time she is a year old. And probably not very well, but hey, she just might do it a little, which is totally good with me! Five-time-moms can be just as proud! :]

This video is AFTER she had been taking steps for a while, and was kind of done trying and having the kids prompt her. However, I was able to capture a few steps on camera! :]