Really walking

As we drove home from Sunday dinner on a public holiday weekend at Little Friend Charlie's last week, spirits could not have been higher. Alice had set off around the living room on her own two feet, not once but many times. The next day she took herself off for a walk around a local playground - at least 50 steps and we thought we were there.

In my joy, I was mentally composing little gags for the faithful readership..."Sell all your shares in baby jeans companies, we won't be buying any more"; "lock up your toddler sons" and also planning some eBay sales, "EUC baby shoes, size 2. Sole unused. Top of shoe very scuffed". However.

Firstly, our little strider took a bit of a spill in the playground after her marathon effort and secondly another ear infection took hold. I think she lost a little bit of confidence from the former - she forgot to put her hands out and bruised her chin on the ground. We went back to the same playground today and she told me that "It hurts, Mummy". I asked where hurt and she pointed at the ground, so I guess that she still remembers the incident! The ears are really driving us all bananas and have caused her to give up entirely. We had the emergency doctor out on Sunday and he pronounced that we need to insist on seeing a specialist. So we are off to the GP next week to do just that.

She is still going strong with the pram though, so I am sure she will be back on her feet soon. Updates as they come through....