For many weeks now Shannon has been pulling herself up, walking along furniture and reaching from one piece of furniture to the next. We knew it was only a matter of time until she started walking.
The last weekend in January, Shannon spent the night at Grandma Jan's house. Todd and I attended an engagement party for friends of ours in the city. When picking her up the next day grandma said she had been being brave and letting go and taking a few steps on her own! Shannon loves Grandma Jan. She has a calming, warm spirit about her and I know Shannon can sense this from her.
She did the typical "walk to mommy or daddy" while one of us was close by and little by little it just happened! It was so fun to watch her go through this process of learning and trial and error. Because we were so busy catching her as she tried to walk, we don't have many pictures except a few. We have been better about taking video, so at least we have more of that.
People have said things like "oh, it's a whole new world when they walk" or "you'll wish she was crawling again". We were obviously anxious about this new change, but as it turns out, we love the fact that she is walking! Shannon is always on the move so walking seems to make her more happy and independent as she has shown us to be!
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