Cole and Casey

Cole caught Mom and Dad off guard today by taking his first steps. While we have no photographic or video evidence you, dear reader, will need to simply take this one on faith (kinda like Nessie).

As you can see from the most recent posts Cole has just started standing on his own and walking freely with the help of a scooter / walker. This morning, during the daily drop off routine at school which includes playing with Dad for about 30 min, Cole seemed to miscalculate the distance between the table he was using to cruise around with and the gate that opens into the snack area. When Cole went to attempt a transition from one static object to another (as he has been doing more of recently) he ended up taking 3 good steps all on his own before he reached his destination. Both Cole and Dad were shocked and exchanged a "what just happened" look between them. Dad immediately tried to coax Cole into repeating the task but the deed was done and Cole was focused on new things.

Cole then waited all day (until Mom arrived to pick him up) to show off his new trick again. As Mom spent time with him while gathering his things, Cole took two steps toward her before loosing his balance and dropping to his knees.

What a day... and what a blessing that both Mom and Dad were able to see Cole explore his new found balance and skill.

Knowing Cole, he will most likely keep practicing on his own time and won't pull the new trick out for a while... But when he does we will have the camera at the ready.



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