13 months and walking...

Sean took his first real steps on Inauguration day = I guess Obama inspired him! He's so excited by this development - so are we! He actually gets mad when he falls - starts crying as if he's never going to stop. He steps so carefully, lifts his legs as if he's wading through a swamp. Yes, he had a couple of steps before the big event (the most memorable being in Tiffany's at the Atrium mall in Chestnut Hill the week before) but it was never more than an instant of standing followed by a huge crash. Now he is sailing across rooms. My pride is overwhelming, and now I'm scrambling to remember him crawling even though it was only a few yesterdays ago. I guess happy milestones are accompanied by a sense of sadness? For me they are.