We're Walking, We're Walking

For months now, Samson has been doing what the child development people call "cruising," meaning that he could pull himself up and walk upright while holding onto furniture and other objects for stability. For weeks recently, he would also take a couple of unassisted steps to get across a gap with no handy supports, say from the edge of the sofa to the adjacent chair. And for the past few days, he finally began making use of the fleet of ride-on/push toys around the house to go mobile for a few yards, although as soon as the toy met an obstacle, Samson was back down on all fours for scurrying to his final destination.

We had accepted that he might be on the back end of the curve for walking, given that he's a boy (they usually develop later), and a preemie (which often results in delayed milestones through age 2, sometimes forever).

Samson, however, decided that today was a fine day to go ahead and get around like the big boys.


Seeing the other walking toddlers at his buddy Rowan's party yesterday may have given him a push. More likely, he realized that there is a whole new world of breakable stuff at the 2-3 foot level and it's easier to survey and plot a plan of attack when standing on two feet.

Oh, yes, and Samson is itching to start making his own blog posts. Here's the first installment:

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Cheese!, originally uploaded by LeftyMama.

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Mama has fallen behind again on blogging duties and there's a lot to report.

Thanksgiving was a great adventure as the three of us made the trek out to East Texas for visits with Mama's and Daddy's kinfolk. More on that when we get the photos posted.... That trip was a perfect test-run for the big cross-country journey Samson will be taking for his first white Christmas. We get on a plane in sixteen days!