Look out, world, Iris has taken her first steps! We were visiting friends on 6/29 who have a mobile 15-month-old Iris's height. Little Abby showed Iris that if Abby could do it, Iris can do it, too! She surprised me by a) standing longer than she had before and b) taking two steps toward me. I was going to dismiss it as a fluke, but she attempted a few more steps before the night was over. It's been two weeks since, and she's cruising more, but hasn't taken many more steps yet. Slow and steady, I suppose. She's getting steadier on her feet, and has taken at most four steps at one time. We're so proud of her! I wish I could get a good recording of her laugh now - it's adorable.
She's also started crawling up stairs. I tried to get her to do it a few times, but she had no interest. Then on Tuesday, she went after Cricket and crawled up a few steps. Later that evening, Nick and I were dealing with Felix upstairs, leaving Iris momentarily in the basement. She apparently didn't like this, because she was halfway up the stairs when Nick went back to get her a minute later. Lesson to us - don't expect your kid can't do something just because you haven't witnessed it yet. And now, it's a game with her. She starts crawling up, waiting for someone to "get her". We're trying to get her to come back down on her own safely, but she's not interested yet.
Nick's taken some time off lately to stay home with the kids. It's been a nice change, allowing both kids to bond with him.
Felix through the years, for comparison. :o)
Felix: 4 yrs & Iris: 10 mos
