Up, up and away!
Posted By pamelamyers on August 22, 2010
Since Sam started climbing stairs this weekend, we thought we’d let her try in our house to see how well she did without the carpet. As you can see, she did great! Of course, she needed some incentive to start moving, so Mark left his camera strap on one of the higher stairs. Sam has this crazy obsession with straps of all kinds, so off she went!
I think this one is so cute because her hand is up so you can actually see that she is climbing.
I was so nervous I was right behind her the whole time after she got more than a few steps up. She gets tired and stops and tries to sit down and half the time her butt is hanging off the step. She hasn’t quite learned yet that she could go tumbling backwards. How to teach her that, I have no idea, but I can see that soon I am going to have to help her learn to come back down. While we were at the shore, I helped Maddox learn, so it’s Samantha’s turn.
This one is cute because you can see Zephyr at the bottom of the steps watching Sam (and you can also see the treasured strap).
I can’t believe how well she climbs and how quickly she is doing it now. A few days ago, she had no idea how to climb one stair and now she is up like a flash. I keep thinking one day Sam is going to start walking and I will just be shocked when it happens. I am so proud of all of her accomplishments, but at the same time, I wish she wasn’t growing up so fast. I really enjoy getting to know her personality (and boy, she really has her own personality), but I do miss the days when she was a helpless little bundle who loved nothing more than lying in my arms staring at my face. Now she is so excited about moving and crawling and climbing and standing that she is so wiggly it is hard to hold onto her. But that’s ok. I know that every new thing she accomplishes is a positive thing because it means she is healthy and strong and developing just the way she should, and there is nothing better than that.
Leave a Reply
Please note: Comment moderation is currently enabled so there will be a delay between when you post your comment and when it shows up. Patience is a virtue; there is no need to re-submit your comment.