My baby's first steps

At close to 14 months, Em is finally confident enough to take a few steps unaided! She's still learning, so if there's something close by for her to hold onto, she still will. Or she will turn her little palms upwards to ask for your hands. But if none of these are available, I have caught her taking those cautious, but brave steps on her own! Although most times, she will still just plop straight onto her knees and crawl.

At the moment, the minute my back is turned, she's scooting halfway up the stairs, I really don't dare imagine what it will be like once she's confident on her feet! Won't be long now and Em will be a tough one to catch. The only positive thing I look forward to is longer sleeps at night if she's given the opportunity to run about and burn off the crazy amount of energy her little body possesses!

The next step (no pun intended) is to get her to wear shoes. We have always let her go barefoot, not even socks unless we are at the indoor playground. So now when we do put shoes on her feet, she lifts her feet so high for each step and walks like she's on the moon. It's hilarious to watch! Just takes a bit of getting used to I'm sure, she'll be running around in no time, it's time to bring out those knee guards!