Another major milestone has occurred at the Gilmore house! Emmy has officially taken her first steps, without aid. She is almost 14 months old, and we have been wondering when she would pop up and start walking. We know quite a few kids that are younger than Emmy and already walking. We are convinced that she was so chubby she couldn't figure out her center of gravity until now. She has been pulling herself up on her feet for months, using the couch, furniture, walls, etc. to help her walk along, but when she runs out of support, she can't keep going.
We were at the mall earlier today, letting Emmy crawl around the play area. She always likes being there and observing all the kids running around. The way the play structures are laid out, and depending on where she crawls, we sometimes lose sight of Emmy. So Cory and I were sitting and watching, when she crawled around the other side of the little house with a slide. She likes going over there to watch kids slide down. All of a sudden, I looked over and I could see her head bobbing around. The only way that would be possible is if she was standing up, but I knew there wasn't anything over there for her to lean against, so my brain connected the dots and I shouted to Cory, "She's walking!" By the time we shot up and got over there she had already sat back down, so we didn't actually see her taking steps.
When we got home we decided to put her to the test and practice. We took a little video showing her walking across the room!
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