chicagodads

The big news is, she walked! Like ten to fifteen steps from one point to another. I was so proud of her. That was the most I had ever seen her take. She was also delightfully surprised by her abilities, and she decided to keep on going!

She walked full-steam-ahead through a book aisle and around the corner, stopped while standing, decided to walk some more around the next aisle (these are shorter rows, about twelve feet each) got a couple feet in, held her hand out to the shelf at her level to balance herself and then walked around both bookshelves again.

And that’s not all (I sound like a stinkin’ advertisement, don’t I?)! She would walk up to someone not noticing they were in her path and then stop before she’d run into them. She would look around, and then walk around them. I wish I had a camcorder. I thought it was the most brilliant, funny thing I had ever seen.

We continued to walk around the entire library for another ten or so minutes. She did make a little bit of noise, but we tried to keep it minimal. It was mostly of the pursed lips, “Whoa,” variety. Like she was Clark Kent and just realizing and relishing in her super powers.

But alas, as all superheroes have their weaknesses, so does Joss. Earlier, I had spread both arms around her in case of emergency, in case she would trip on her inexperience or the carpet would rise and rebel against her. A lot of aluminum shelves and all. But after about ten minutes of this, I grew a bit weary and the baby seemed at no end. I was a step behind her when she made that one error.

She screamed as I took her out into the open air, and then stopped. She just needed a bit of cuddling and reassuring at this point. And that, I could do.

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