She Took Steps!!!

Lily just took her first steps. It wasn't really walking, but it was a start. She has been standing up and lowering herself down for a few days now. Today she moved her foot when she was standing and I thought maybe she was just trying to keep her balance. Since she was still standing I went over in front of her and put my arms out and she stepped toward me and grabbed my arm. A little while later we were in the kitchen and she stood up and took four teeny tiny little steps all with the same foot(the left one). If there was any doubt in my mind that put it to rest. She was being very intentional and although her four tiny steps equaled the distance of one, she was trying. When she tried to move the right foot she plopped down on her bottom, but she still looked very pleased with herself. It might have had a little bit to do with her mommy gleefully exclaiming, "Wow, wow! What a big girl!" To top it all off she happily replied, "Ma ma ma" to my encouraging words.