Walking

We have another walker in the Mik family, and she sure is proud of herself. Little Lettie suddenly thinks she is just so big and is always trying to keep up with her big sisters. She has been close to walking for a while now, but just as she has done with all of her milestones, she took her time and waited until she was ready to perfect it. At 13 months she is our latest walker so far, but I appreciate her calm and careful attitude toward physical activity.

It's amazing that she learned to walk when she has her escorts all day

Watching her learn to walk brought back memories of her big sisters walking, and I have a distinct memory of each of the 3 girls on the day they really "took off". All of them were walking along furniture and taking one or two steps when bribed by an excited parent or a toy, but then there was a day when all 3 of them just decided to take off and walk halfway across the room.

Belle was 10 months old (always my overachiever), and we were visiting our friends L and P. We were sitting in their living room talking and Belle decided to show off her walking. She just took off across the room ready to perform for everyone. She has never been shy.

our first little walker

Bug was almost one and decided to be true to her mischievous little streak when she walked. I had just gotten her and Belle out of the bath,  put some slippery pjs on Bug, and put her down (so she could crawl out of the bathroom while I hung up the towels), but my trouble maker decided that footie pjs on the ceramic tile floor was a great time to "take off", so she just walked out of the bathroom while I gasped and then cheered for her.

Then little Lettie has clearly been capable of walking for weeks, but my cautious little girl didn't want to let go. Nana and I have tried for weeks to bribe her into walking more than 2 or 3 steps, but she would just sit down smiling. I've had my video camera constantly ready to capture it for her Daddy, but then two weeks ago I was at the table coloring with the big girls and my sneaky Lettie decided she was ready. I turned around and she was halfway across the room just so proud of herself but not willing to perform for her Mom or sisters. I said she is just a sneaky little girl, but the Officer said, "she's just too humble to show off for everyone" (ha she has her Daddy fooled). Now she is walking everywhere all the time, and we love to see those chubby legs waddle around the room.

She is all over the place now

I love new baby walks, and I'm so happy that I have these distinct first time walking memories for each of my girls.