Step by Step
Wind vs. Baby
"My son started walking on Father's Day, which was pretty cool! But the funny part was that we took a day trip to the Monterey Bay area and wound up at a beautiful park right on the coast. It was really windy, and we were encouraging our son to 'practice' walking back and forth between us … and the wind kept blowing him over! It was hysterical because he was laughing; I would have felt horrible if he was crying."
- Sherri K.
Walking to Impress
"My son didn't walk until he was 17 months. He could—I know because he would if you were holding his hand, but he refused to do so alone. Until the day his beloved babysitter Sam came over and he walked to her with great pleasure. I'll never forget the look in his eye, as though he just really wanted to impress her. "
- Jordan R.
Jetsetting Toddler
"My little one started walking on a transatlantic flight, which was kind of a nightmare: 10 hours of aisle laps. I should add, I was also six months pregnant at the time!"
- Tracy H.
Not to Be Upstaged
"My girls took their first steps within the same hour. Identical twins for sure!"
- Helen B., Curly Birds
Too Soon
"My second son took his first steps at just 10 months old. Instead of being excited, my husband and I looked at each other, and then tried to pretend it didn't happen! We weren't ready at all. The fact that we both had the same reaction cracked us up!"
- Carla W., Small + Friendly
Candid Camera
"We wanted to capture our daughter's first steps on camera (of course!) so every time she was about to make those steps we would pull out a camera and then she would stop. Freeze. Sit down. Even if we would hide the camera she would still know that she was being recorded and would not walk. It took us 2 months to finally catch her walking on the camera."
- Birute E., Playtivities
