My boy's first steps with a bit of assistance.....

Such an emotional day today!!...Started off with a trip to CHEO for Matteo's audiology appt....he passed as pretty normal, so that was great!!...then off to Shopper's to get Matteo's 6 month progress report photos printed, then home to a quiet afternoon, or so I thought. When I put usually put Matteo down I put him on his feet but near enough something that he can either grab onto, or pull himself down to the floor. Well this time he just stood up for what seem a long time. I could see his small legs balancing himself and it was amazing. Then I thought I'd try the wooden toy that I brought from Vietnam which I hadn't tried in a few weeks. Well to my amazement he started to walk and it almost seemed like running.....This is a video of him walking across his play area for the 3rd time... I was so emotional I couldn't manage to get my phone in proper video mode so missed the first two and only took pictures. This was just before his nap and though I tried to get him to walk again so i could get a better clip, he just sat down and started to cry that he wanted to sleep, so sleep he did!. We celebrated this almost milestone with an afternoon walk around the neighbourhood and then we dropped into Art is In Bakery for Happy Hour. Bought some bread and a couple of croissants and discovered that Matteo loves croissants. He was in such an amazing mood afterwards, laughing and flirting with everyone he saw. At home he was ever so playful! A wonderful day and one that I won't ever forget.