For parents, this memorable event is somewhat comparable to us seing our baby walk for the first time. Extreme? Perhaps. But nevertheless true.
Maegan started walking a while back now but she has always relied on everything and everyone. From her bicycle to her grandfather, Maegan always needed something or someone to assist her in walking.
It all starts with them crawling, excitedly and speedily.
When they start realising that they can stand with the help of a table, which usually means sharps corners that scares the living daylight out of parents, they realise suddenly that their legs are meant to do more than crawl. They can move on them.
They start to wobble with each small step to the side and drops to their bum after every two or three steps. (This is where you need to change diapers frequently because if you don't and they fall on their bum while walking ... well, you can imagine the rest)
There comes a time where they finally move fast with the help from walls, chairs, tables, bicycle, balls, heads of other babies etc. It's true. They use almost anything to prop themselves up.
Then the time come when she takes that few steps without any help at all. That is the moment. The moment where the world stands still for parents and grandparents and you stand amaze that this small little fellow can now walk. Albiet a few small steps.
They start asking you to hold their hand (more like they hold your finger) and you guide them along. Like Maeagan, she now progresses to pulling you in the direction she wants to go. Including the very toystore you are not wanting to enter less you leave with your credit card maxed out.
And now the time for Maegan has arrived. The day she found her freedom where she no longer need people around them to walk. She still wants that finger to help but she can pretty much help herself to travel to any direction she wants.
Daphne and I watch in amazement how our little baby has grown to a small little girl walking on her own (still wobbly but good enough) all at the age of 11 months.
What the book didn't tell us is that the joy of seeing your baby walk doesn't last very long. It sort of fizzles the moment you realise that the gym membership you are thinking about isn't needed now with the amount of walking and chasing you need to do with your baby taking her first solo steps.
That's me for you. I'm getting all the exercise I need right now.
As they all say "One small step for Maegan, one giant step for ...
everyone tryng to catch our little miss Maegan."
:o)
