Our Baby's Walkin'!!

I showed up to the school, and the first thing Miss Tiffany said to me was, "I was so excited today when I saw Kenna walking!" She explained that Kenna repeatedly made attempts after falling after 3 or 4 steps. Not patient but persistent! That was the best part of my day all together! Honestly it has been a bit rough lately, and I would say most of it is due to the lack of proper rest I have been getting since Kenna is still congested. And what a thrill I had when I heard this great news!

A funny story I will share is that Matthew and I had been betting for a while on when she would walk. The bet started back in early July when she was doing well holding on to two hands for support while walking. I had the under on 4 unassisted steps by the 3rd week in August. You know we're both engineers so we had to make sure a step was defined in detail; otherwise someone could declare victory on a technicality. She has been progressing so well that I felt like it just might happen. She had become more and more steady moving from 2 hands to 1 hand to 1 finger. That whole week I would try and let go, but she would freeze every time. It was like she knew she wasn't quite ready. When that week came to its end, we declared for a new time line. I took the over this time on before the 15th of September (the first week of our planned holiday). Inside when I took the under I actually said to myself, "She'll likely need less time since I'm betting for more." Sure enough, here we are with an almost steady walker in our midst!

She isn't totally steady, taking about 6 steps before stubbling at her longest pace. The smile on her face is simply magical and purely happy. Now I guess it is when the bumps and bruises really begin! Look out world; here she comes!!