A Few Steps Forward

Yesterday will go down in history as the day that Gavin took his first "stroll" as Tony calls it. (Pictures/video will hopefully follow soon.)

Up until last night, Gavin was fairly content to get around the house by pushing his train. I could count on one hand the times that he had previously taken a step or two without support, and each of those occurences had happened several days apart. Last night's steps were definitely the beginning of walking and worth memorializing in the blog (mostly so that I don't forget).


Here's how it went down:
Tony had some high school students over for Bible study. Once they were done, Gavin and I joined the group to visit with the kids. Gavin was noticably hyper-- squealing, screaming and muscles tensing with excitement. As I look back now, I think he was actually psyching himself up for the big move.

Eventually he was standing and walking around one of our chairs and then balancing/standing without support. Soon after, he took five steps forward and well all celebrated. He was very hyped after this and worked to stand and took another five steps. More praise and more celebration on Gavin's part.

But, that was all of the walking for the evening. Gavin continued to stand and balance, but couldn't get quite the right balance to move forward with steps. In fact, we had missed getting the first two instances of walking on video, but we did get a few of the good spills that followed. The students who stood witness got a kick out of being a part of the big day.

Today, he took four steps, but that's it. Many times he stood holding on to a chair or something with one hand and I could see the wheels spinning. He is obviously excited to walk, and constantly contemplating it, but not quite ready for regular mobility.

I'll keep you posted...