So technically, mason took his first step tonight. I was walking around with him (he was walking, holding on to my hands) in the kitchen. Lately, he has been able to STAND on his own without issue, but he hasn’t stepped. We have attempted to lure him into walking, but he usually plops down on his but, crawls the distance (as little as 12 inches) and stands back up again.
So while he was standing there, on his own, I stood just out of his reach with my outstretched hand. He looked at it for a moment and took 1 step with 1 foot to get close enough to grab my hand. Once he had my hand he took the next 2 steps to hold onto my leg.
When he walks holding your hand, he actually doesn’t put that much pressure on you in any way, which leads me to believe if he WANTED to, he could walk on his own, since I am not acting as a very large support for him. But for whatever reason, he isn’t there yet. I am sure he will get there, and he did seem happy with himself that he took a step on his own immediately after he did it. So perhaps I will have more to report soon?