Taking Your First Steps!

Jonathan,

Over the last couple of days you have been trying to walk around the living room...or rather run from the coffee table until you slam your body into the couch because you can't maintain your balance long enough to keep walking. Which is fine because the couch provides you with a soft landing zone. It'd be another thing if you were running from the couch to the coffee table! But, that wouldn't be anything you're not already use to by now as you're a little accident prone and have fallen and hit your head on more than a few occasions.


Recently though you have been walking around the living room, going from the table to the couch, the entertainment center to the couch, and just taking a few steps here and there and both Mommy and Daddy couldn't be more proud of you! You're starting to learn how to walk, and though you can't walk full on just yet you're getting from Point A to Point B a lot better these days. Sure sometimes you go from Point A to half way to Point B before losing your balance, but it looks like you are catching on rather quickly to this walking thing.

We have to catch your attention with toys, books, and even the remote control for the television to get you to come to us when we want you to walk. You throw your little arms high into the air to try to keep your balance as you walk one foot after the other. Sometimes you get too excited too quickly and try to run, this always ends with you falling down, but you're getting there!

Your big brother Benjamin is getting just a bit jealous at all the attention you have been getting over this the last couple of days, but he'll be alright. Just yesterday he tried to push you down as you were walking, but you just kept on your way and he couldn't stop you! Benjamin is going to be doomed when you discover you know how to walk around the entire house! He will have nowhere to run to anymore!

It seems like just yesterday you were learning how to crawl by throwing your body all over the floor, now you're on the verge of walking and it just seems like you are getting big too fast. Mommy and Daddy don't have a little baby anymore, you're becoming a big boy! We are very proud of you and your big brother and we love the two of you very very much. Please go easy on Daddy though, chasing the two of you around the house for some reason doesn't sound like a great time!

The One Who Is Really Doomed,
Daddy