This afternoon, Reilly and I met up with Seth to grab some falafel from Mamoun's. After we purchased our falafel sandwiches, we strolled back to his place so that I could watch the last episode of The Office. He'd been saving it for me on TiVo for over a month now.
After the show was over, I set down Reilly in front of me, and she started cruising along the edge of Seth and Cindy's coffee table. When she reached the edge, she held onto the table with one hand, and then extended her other hand to reach for Seth. Seth started to move toward her to pick her up, but I stopped him and told him to reach out too.
Reilly very calmly let go of the table, and took a step forward. And then ANOTHER step. AND THEN ANOTHER STEP!
Just like that, at age 11 months, 11 days, my baby became a walker. It was as exhilarating as it was sudden.
Next thing I know, she'll turn to me and instead of her usual babble, will say, "Daddy, do you think you could fix me a bottle?"
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