Major milestone in child development has occurred - Declan has taken his first two steps by himself at age 9 months and 13 days!

We've been noting his ability to walk around when supporting himself with furniture, etc., and in the last few days, noticed that he can actually stand up unassisted and balance himself. Last night, when I went to show my wife how long he could stand, he surprised everyone by taking two steps towards me and falling into my arms!

Great news is he's taken his first steps. Of course, the counter to that is that now he's going to be tearing around everywhere.....