Walking

Ellis decided to walk today - with help of course. She'll allow you to take her hands, be pulled up into a standing position and put one foot in front of the other in big wobbly steps. But she can walk! Previously I'd tried to get her started, but she wouldn't want to - from a standing position, she'd let her legs go limp and buckle at the knee. She's been practising going from one room to the next. Her favourite journey is from the living room to the master bedroom.

Once in a while she'll stop, arch her head back to look at me and give me a wide gummy grin. And maybe take a break as she kneels into a sitting position. But before long she's up and back at it again. It's a novelty for her as much as for us, her parents.