We Have Steps!

Elliot took his first steps on April 18th. That put him 2 days shy of 16 months.

He has been standing up on things for a while now, but this kid definitely takes his time with things. He started standing unsupported a few weeks earlier, but would never do it on command. If we tried to get him to do it, he would bend his knees and flop right down. Walking is shaping up to be the same. We can occasionally get him to play the "walk back and forth between mommy and daddy while they applaud wildly" game, but usually he has to instigate it for it to work.

He is walking more and more, but still short distances. The best part is that when he walks to someone, he ends it with a complete trust fall/swan dive/tackle hug. Then he'll pull away to clap for himself.

Walking practice with Aaron and Benjamin

Reminds me of an old-west duel.
Especially since Benjamin's tagline is "Hey, Partner" in his gruff voice.

Standing by a fountain

People keep telling me that he's going to get into all sorts of trouble when he starts to walk, but I don't know if that's true. He is a super speedy crawler and an accomplished climber, so walking won't let let him go anywhere he hasn't already gotten into. He just collects more head wounds from falls now.