These feet were made for walking

Hey everyone - have I got some news for you!

I've been spending a lot of time practicing using my feet lately. Ever since Mum & Dad bought me my toddle truck I've spent a few minutes every day strolling around with it. Okay, so I can only go in one direction, but boy can I pick up some speed when I need to. Well, it had been fun, but to be frank I'd got a little bored with going up and down the sitting room so the time had come to branch out.

So I took my hands off.

And then I put them back on.

And do know what? Nothing dramatic happened in between.

And since then I've experimented with standing. I'd occasionally stand for a few seconds before getting tired - or just a bit wobbly - and quickly sitting down, but over the last few days I've managed to stand for A Very Long Time. And I've worked out how to get up to a stand from a sit - which is pretty clever, let me tell you.

But the really big news is yet to come: yesterday I was standing at the sofa and fancied getting to my new car seat, which was in the sitting room for some reason but just out of reach even when I took my hands of the sofa. Feeling brave, I decided to pick up one foot, move it closer to the car seat, and put it back down again. And then I could reach! Daddy was so pleased he picked me up and ran upstairs to tell Mummy.

So today I thought I should show Mummy what I'd done, and - feeling a lot more confident about it - took five steps across the kitchen floor to reach her.

I feel a sense of freedom coming on!