She Walks...

10 days ago my little Emma took her first steps... It was very unexpected! She cruised very well and she would walk holding our hands, but she never stood too long on her own or even attempted to walk on her own until last week...

I got her to let go of my hand and she was standing on her own and I encouraged her to come to me. I expected her to drop to all fours and crawl to me, but she started to walk and I then inched back getting her to walk more steps. She took a good 6-7 steps before she fell into my arms. We were at my parents' house and so we had some family witness her first steps. Now, there is no stopping her. She walks all the time and is getting better and better. She is starting to bend down and pick things up and she is starting to stand up on her own. I do have video, but I can't get it to upload on blogger, so here are some still shots.

She loves to follow Ethan around...