Finally Caught on Video!

We finally caught Abigail walking on video. It's not the best quality, because it's from Robby's cell phone, but I'm happy to have it.

She took her first steps on December 23, 2009, and we thought walking was imminent, but it wasn't until January 14, 2010, that I would officially call her a "walker". I think the promises from Nani about going to Chuck-E-Cheese whenever she could walk helped motivate her to take the plunge!

It was very interesting to see her progression. She started crawling relatively early and pulling up at about that same time, but it took her 6 months to be a confident walker. She could cruise between furniture and squat and pick up things, but she did not want to let go and do it on her own. She took her time. (Honestly, I wasn't rushing her to walk. We practiced frequently, but I was quite content - and still am - to hold her!) Robby and I were/are so PROUD of her! And she was proud of herself, too. That was the best part!

My little girl is growing up. I guess her new-found independence is just a small taste of "letting go" that I have in store for me.