It's official...Ella is walking

Our little tentative, cautious girl actually took her first step a couple days before her first birthday back in August and each day, she would take a couple more steps but every time she would fall down, she would start crawling again. She would stand up on her own, take a couple of steps and for some reason, she was usually holding something in her hand. Not sure if it helped for balance or what but it was so funny. It was usually the Ipod, remote control or she liked to hold the dog leash at the beach. But last week, it finally clicked with her and she decided no more crawling for her. Now when she falls down, she gets right back up and keeps going. She is getting more steady everyday and she is officially off! We finally captured her on video Sunday in the cul-da-sac, she was a little unsure about walking outside at first but now she is fearless!

Untitled from Kristin Hennessy on Vimeo.