Milestone

The last two weeks of July my son started learning to walk. The big question had been if he would be walking by the time we arrived in New Brunswick because he has a cousin who is almost three. He walks all the time now and only seems to crawl if he wants to go somewhere quickly. It's a very exciting time for him as we encourage him to walk to us as well as to so many other things. 

I have to admit I sometimes wish this development took longer as I did not appreciate the ease if caring for him before he could crawl. Ah the days when I could sit him somewhere and know that he was safe and would still be in that spot when I come back into the room after starting the laundry or cleaning a bathroom. Hindsight is both wonderful and frustrating. 

Cheerio: He can now explore and chase and run (still walk) to meet daddy. From this milestone I can see him learning at a much higher rate.