Baby steps

Last night Sydney and I were playing with Nathaniel, waiting until he’d settle down to sleep, when he took his first steps.  He let go of us several times, trying out his balance, and then he started adding in a step.  He did it several times before he seemed to get overwhelmed with happiness (okay, and probably his mother’s ecstatic encouragements) and lose the knack.  Today he picked up right where he left off, taking a few steps from Sydney to me and back again.  He’s pretty tentative, but he’s certainly making an effort to get this thing mastered, at 9 1/2 months.

Erin