Look Ma! No Hands!!

I know he's been so close for so long, but tonight Canon finally did it... for real.  Canon can WALK!!!  Yay!!  Ok, so he's not really good at it yet, but give him a break.  Balance is a whole new concept for this little guy.  Yesterday during FHE Canon was practicing his walking between Mark and me... but he never quite made it to more than just a few steps before losing his balance and falling over.  Tonight, however, he got it down.  I was standing at the kitchen counter making dinner, and Mark was sitting on the floor in the living room watching TV (about as far as he can get from where I was standing).  Canon was standing at my legs and walked all the way to Mark.

Needless to say, we got pretty excited about it.  We made him practice again and again through the night.  Most of the time he was able to do it.  He's even taken to trying to leave our side, do a little loop and come right back again.  This past week I could see that Canon was lacking the confidence that he needed to be able to walk, and tonight I think he found it.  In watching him, I could tell he was experimenting, trying to figure out new things.  Namely, he's been trying to stand up by himself in the middle of the room.  So far he's only figured out how to make a bridge with his body and place the top of his head on the floor.  He looks like he's getting ready to do a somersault, even though he's never seen one done before.  He finds the upside-down view of the world pretty hilarious though.

I think this walking thing was a huge confidence booster.  He was in the BEST mood tonight.  It was like just looking at him tickled him right to the bone.  He was so giddy and silly... and after his bath he went straight to sleep.  Oh, I hope tonight is a night I will never forget.  Canon seemed so pleased with himself, and Mark and I were pretty pleased too.

Enjoy comparing the videos from last night and tonight!!

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Way to go, Canon!!