It's No April Fools Joke - Violet is Walking!

It's official - our baby doesn't crawl anymore! We came home tonight to a little girl who walks. She didn't crawl once! Anytime she fell down, she'd get right back up and start walking again. And I was just reminiscing on my drive home how a year ago today was my due date and I just went on maternity leave and was waiting for Violet to make her arrival.... crazy.

So, since I've obviously missed posting any videos of her crawling (and she's an adorable crawler), I feel like I need to bring everyone up to speed.

Violet began crawling right at 8 months old and pretty quickly she discovered that she preferred a "downward dog" position while crawling - legs straight, butt up in the air, her knees never touching the ground. Then she discovered that if she found something to put her hands on and push, she could crawl even faster. Here she found a magazine and really went crazy!

Violet "Surfing" While Crawling from Amy Vitarelli on Vimeo.

Then, a couple of weeks ago my mom bought Violet a wonderful wooden push toy and she took to it immediately. She had already been crawling and pulling up on furniture and then began standing up in the middle of the room. Here she is trying out the push toy for the first time.

A new toy for Violet from Amy Vitarelli on Vimeo.

It didn't take her long to really get the hang of it.

Learning to Walk with Her New Push Toy from Amy Vitarelli on Vimeo.

And then, a few days later, she stood up and took her first couple of steps. They were quick and she'd fall down, but it was only a few more days after that (on 3/22) that she took several steps at one time and it was official, she was walking. Which brings us to today, about 10 days later, with Violet walking all over the place. Clearly, she is very happy with her new found skill.

Violet Walking from Amy Vitarelli on Vimeo.