She's walking! She's walking!!

[egoldber]

Today, Sarah walked all the way from our kitchen to the family room!! (Maybe 30' ft??) I almost cried I couldn't believe it.

She wasn't steady the whole time, but it was DEFINITELY walking. It's amazing how her walking has improved since Saturday's visit with the therapist. We have really been encourging her to walk and not been so quick to pick her up when she gets frustrated. And today she "really" walked, not falling steps! I guess she just needed a bit of extra encouragement and confidence building.

I am so elated! You don't know what a relief this is to me. Now we just need to conquer those darn lip sounds!

And she will be 19 months tomorrow! Just had to share!

[atlbaby]

Oh my gosh Beth that's amazing!!! What wonderful news. I'm so happy for you! And Sarah too--I'm sure she'll be thrilled when she discovers what she can do now! I bet that was so incredibly rewarding for you to watch her walk so far. And she did it while still 18 months too!:) Has she gotten a bit less frustated thoughout the week as she realized you weren't going to give in and pick her up as readily? Have you found any heavy toys for her to work with?

Again, I am so happy for you! Can't wait to hear more about Sarah's walking tours around your house!

-Rachel
Mom to Arielle Jill, 10/30/01
#2:) EDD 10/24/03

[jojo2324]

Beth, that's wonderful!!! I am so excited for you!! Wow, she didn't waste any time...what was that, 5 days? LOL. Way to go Sarah! We knew you could do it! Congratulations! :D

This has been such a GREAT news week...I have been grinning like crazy I am so happy for everyone!

[Karenn]

Congratulations Beth! That's great news!

[August Mom]

Congratulations to Sarah and her proud mama! :) How exciting for all of you.

[sweetbasil]

Beth,
That's SO great! A whole new world is opening up for her now. And bless your heart- get some sleep tonight...she's gonna be keeping you busy, for sure :)

[flagger]

I am so happy for you Beth.

Promise me you will bite your tongue the first time the words come to your mouth "Would you SIT down and stay still for ONE MINUTE!!!" :) :) :)

[JMarie]

Congratulations! Pull out the running shoes - your little girl will have you chasing in no time!

JMarie
Mom to Aidan Christopher 01/28/03

[Annette_C]

How wonderful, Beth!!!! Sarah, way to go baby!!!
I'm so happy for you! I know how worried you were...as parents, all of us could sympathize and understand how frustrating this situation was for you. And I'm sure that Sarah will conquer the lip sounds just as easily as walking!!
I'm really, really excited for you!!!!!
I'm loving this board tonight....one good news after another!!!:)

[parkersmama]

Beth,
That is amazing!!!! I would have definitely shed some tears...you did good holding back! I know it is such a relief to you to see that she can do it. Now you're in trouble...she's got it figured out and you'll never slow her down again (after all this, I'm sure you wouldn't want to anyway!). :-) This is wonderful news...thanks for sharing!!

Denise
mom to:
Parker, 9/1/1997
Wesley, 3/9/2000
and #3 (a girl!) due 4/29/2003

[todzwife]

Congrats Beth! That is awesome!

[Sandy]

Whoohoo Sarah. Way to go.. We knew you could do it. Now if you could have a talk with Alexander Thor about walking I would really appreciate it. He is getting pretty darn heavy. We're all so proud of you.

Sandy
mom to Alexander Thor 3/16/02

[newbelly2002]

Yeah, Sarah!! (and Beth!). A whole new world just opened up for both of you. Enjoy it

Paula

[mary b]

Way to go Sarah!! Watch out world!!! I agree with the others.. I would have shed some tears.. It was so exciting to me for the first time!! Take care Beth,

Mary

[divabell]

That is so exciting!! Congratulations to everyone!

[sntm]

Oh, Beth, I'm so happy for you! She's probably been storing that up for weeks. You won't be able to slow her down now!

shannon
not-even-pregnant-yet-overachiever
trying-to-conceive :)
PREGNANT! EDD 6/9/03

[ddmarsh]

How wonderful! Can you post a picture of her on the go?

Debbie

[Kate888]

Wow I'm SOOO happy for you Beth!! It must have been amazing! This thread is the first thing I read this morning and it has made my day :)

Whoopee!!

Kate
Mom to Maya 2-17-02

[Shirale]

Wow Beth!!!!! That was fast!!! Yay Sarah!!!!!!! 30 ft.-- that is SO amazing!!!!!! Good for her!!!! Enjoy!

[mama2be]

WAY TO GO LITTLE SARAH!!!!!

I know that now you've begun no one will keep up...from your adorable looks keep it up because I suspect in about 15 years you'll have to run from all of the boys!!!

Way to go proud mommy!!! I'm sure what the therapist told you to do has helped get her going!!!

We're celebrating over here for you gals!!!

[juliasdad]

Congrats to Sarah and Beth!!

-dan

[momathome]

Three cheers for Sarah!!! Have fun making mommy chase you all over the place (that's the best part!) Way to go, baby girl!
-Lauren

[jubilee]

How wonderful! You had been so concerned, and here she had it in her the whole time! 30 feet is amazing. We are proud of you Sarah!

[MartiesMom2B]

Yessss! Way to go Sarah! I'm so happy for you Beth and for Sarah too. Now you'll be busy chasing her around!

Sonia
EDD 4/14/03

[JulieL]

I am so excited for you and Sarah!!! I can't wait till Anthony walks. I figure he will when he is ready to. What's the rush right??? Such a big milestone to conquere, good for her!!!

-JulieL
mama to Anthony 3/23/02

[SASM]

HOW EXCITING!!! Have fun :-) Good luck ~ may she be a mobile "darling" and NOT a mobile "terror" :-)

[trumansmom]

Woo hoo!!! Shoot, it almost made me cry! You've so been in my thoughts this week. Sarah sounds like a little perfectionist - didn't want to do it until she could do it all the way! When she starts talking, she'll probably start using complete sentences! (My brother started that way. And his IQ tests waaaay into the genius level.)

Congratulations!

Jeanne
Mom to Truman 11/29/01

[celfsh]

So excited for you and Sarah, Beth! Aren't babies amazing? Enjoy this next stage...

celeste
mom to olivia 9/25/02

[Andrea S]

Beth,

That is so exciting!! Way to go Sarah. There is no stopping her now.

Andrea
mom to Andrew 8/14/02

[megsmom]

I am sooooooo happy and relieved for you too, Beth! It was such a joy to see little Sarah showing off her new stuff at playgroup today. One little smiley expression I caught from her while she was strutting her new steps was "Hey, look at me!" I think that she felt really proud of herself (and she should!). I bet she's all over the place next time I see her. What a precious little girl. Time to get out the videocamera! :)

Jen
mom to Meghan 7/13/01

[mamahill]

Yahoo! I sat up in my chair when I read that. So happy!! Congrats to Sarah AND you. I'm beaming for you from the west coast:).

[KathyO]

Wheeeeee!! Go Sarah!!!!

[egoldber]

Thanks all! It's just amazing to me how quickly she progressed. We really struggled on Saturday and Sunday. She was SOOOO frustrated and it was so hard to watch. But starting Monday, it was like something clicked and she started egtting more bold. Yesterday, she was in the kitchen, heard the Wiggles come on in the family room and walked all the way to the TV!

And today she has continued to spend more and more time walking as opposed to crawling places.

And now it occurs to me, I need to go SHOE SHOPPING! YIPPEEE!! The only shoes we have are Robeez and we need "outside" shoes!!!

[cara1]

Yep, me too. Good for Sarah. I'm going to Stride Rite this weekend, and will be thinking of you guys. Let me know how you make out, because I KNOW I will have a fit of indecisiveness so bad that DH has refused to go with me!

[parkersmama]

Ooh! Have fun shopping! Here is a coupon for Stride Rite: http://www.striderite.com/pages/email/20030320/spring_sale.html Pretty good deal!

Denise
mom to:
Parker, 9/1/1997
Wesley, 3/9/2000
and #3 (a girl!) due 4/29/2003

[Magda]

Go Sarah! I'm so proud of you. (happy for you too, Beth) I'm all tear-y reading about it.

Elaine

[twins r fun]

What great news! I know you are thrilled (and relieved) Beth and I'm sure Sarah is enjoying herself!

Nicole

[nigele]

Hurray for Sarah!!!

[dd_ani]

Congratulations!

We are very excited for you!

Michelle

[Rachels]

YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY, Sarah! Congratulations! How exciting. Now we want to see pictures!

-Rachel
Mom to Abigail Rose
5/18/02

[kathsmom]

Beth,

Once again, I am late replying to posts!

Congratulations! I am so excited for you and Sarah. There will be no stopping her now!

Let us know how she is doing and happy shoe shopping!

Toni - mom to Katherine (5/19/96) and Andrew (9/23/02)