Practice Makes Perfect!!

Joshua was 14 months old when he took his first official big boy steps. He has been practicing really hard since then on trying to perfect his walk. He has been walking comfortably between Dan and I for some time now. Last month he ventured out a little further and went from couch to couch, and decided that he could push the bar stool around the kitchen. Well, in doing so he lost his balance and instead of letting go of the stool he pulled it towards him and tumbled to the ground and the bar stool ended up on top of him and he had a busted lip to show for it. After that little fall, he lost all confidence in walking. He didn't walk at all for a couple of weeks. He would walk while holding our hands but the minute we would let go he would plop himself on the floor and begin to crawl. That is until these past few days. He has regained his confidence and has started to take off again. This time he just decided to take off without any warning to Dan or I. He has gone from the couch to the gate in the kitchen, from the kitchen to the couch and from the couch to the office and back. He does this for 20 minutes at a time. He is just practicing getting stronger and stronger and just waiting for the moment when he decides he wants to run! In the video below, Joshua was standing by Dan in the living room and Dan asked "where's that mama?" and without even using Dan as a crutch, Joshua took off walking in search of mama. He found me in the office. So then he decided to go find Daddy!!!! Enjoy the video!!