At 14 months, David has started to walk. This is definitely one of the first proudest moments for any parents. And it is surely one of our proudest moments too.
David is quite a confident boy. Perhaps this is a "boy" thing -- He seems to take challenges at his stride and is quite brave.
The past two weeks has been interesting, as our family enjoy every moment of watching David learn to walk. From just a few steps across the sofas, to half the living area... and now, he is able to walk from the living room into the master bedroom.
It is simply amazing to see a child start walking by himself. In fact, it doesn't matter whether he or she is the first child in the family. The feeling of watching any child take the step of independence is indeed fulfilling. All the hardships, fatigue of parenting vanishes when you cheer them on to come towards you step by step with their hands stretched out to find the balance.
It is also a great relieve for the caregivers when the child starts walking. The little one is now too busy going to every corner of the house to explore every thing he finds interesting, hence the adults will not have to carry him as often as before.
For now, we are anticipating what is going to happen in the coming months. All of us will be carefully watching David wherever he goes because the next milestone is 'climbing'. We, the adults will have lots of catching up to do.
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