No longer a scooter

People have been asking lately, "Does Sophie walk?" And here is video answer to that question. Even though it seemed that she would be content to scoot around for the remainder of her baby days she took her first few (10 on the first try) steps about one week before she turned one.

For another month she still scooted and scooted and occasionally if she thought that T or I were not looking she would pull herself up and walk. So, she was perfectly capable of walking for sometime but just didn't. I think that she had a hard time of letting go of scooting herself.

Then, one blessed Tuesday morning, we were at the church for a music play group of sorts. Sophie scooted over to the wall, pulled herself up and ventured out. She hasn't stopped walking.

This video perfectly depicts everyday life of Sophie. She walks into the kitchen, then out and into the living room, to her bedroom, to our bedroom where she stops at the closet and pulls off some hangers and pulls out our shoes. Repeat this sequence about five to ten times and that gives you a glimpse into Sophie's habit of walking.

There have been a couple of times that she will be sitting down and she'll scoot once or twice, look up at me knowingly ("remember, mom when I would do this"), smile, then stand up and walk to her destination.

Oh, how we love this little girl.