The other day, the kids and I were at the pool and the lifeguard asked if Ben was walking yet. I said, "no, I think it will be a while." A week went by, and we were headed up to Virginia to see my brother's family. Low and behold the next day Ben was testing the waters of independent walking. He would move one toy from say a chair and then put it just a step out of reach. In a short time, he was taking several steps at a time. Sweet baby Ben walked for the first time, in front of an aunt, an uncle, cousins and us, about a week and a half shy of his turning 13 months old. Guess he was waiting on an audience.
