Walker, Secret Ranger

Yesterday I caught Grayson walking.......privately. I was in the other room and when I caught him halfway between his toybox and his crib I screamed, fell to my knees with hands on my cheeks, just as he quickly fell on his knees and crawled on with sneaky eyes, "nothing to see here"!

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books
We went to our friend, Grace's, for lunch and he was practicing SO hard! His face just lights up and he squeals with delight going back and forth from Mommy to Michelle and back again. This went on for a good 20 minutes....him taking two shakey steps, then falling.

This morning he did the same thing, except I pretended not to notice and make a big deal. Perhaps the pressure was too much so I faked indifference.

"Two steps? Whatever. That's nothing," I said and went back to doing the dishes.

Last week I caught him walking (three steps?) down the hall before he fell to his knees. I thought maybe I was hallucinating. I had sort of resigned myself to the fact I would never see my son on two feet, at least not until after his fourteenth birthday.

But I think he was walking. I think he can walk. I think he has been walking... in secret.

I have decided that Grayson is the smallest spy in town. He leads a double life and when I put him down to bed he secretly climbs out of his crib and walks around his room all night long. Much like the nutcracker and all of the holiday toys who come to life on Christmas Eve, Grayson waits until I'm fast asleep and then he parades around the house on two feet. March, 2,3,4!

Perhaps he even sneaks out the window to show off his skills to the squirrels. Maybe he even climbs the tree in the backyard in sneakers, because in Grayson's "secret life," he will actually wear SOMETHING beside his bare feet.

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books
AND MAYBE, just MAYBE one day, he will let me in on his little secret. Maybe, someday soon, I'll catch him walking and instead of falling to the floor, he'll smile and walk straight into my arms.