It's all about the babies

Babies, the phase which we all passed through or is there anyone who just dropped from the sky in their adult form? While we all can't remember our time as babies, we have all come across one and even spent time with them, they are such lovely creatures, aren't they? Well, until they start walking and destroying things around the house 😂

I'm the first child of my parents and I was fortunate enough to witness my younger ones in their baby form (although I can't remember much about my immediate younger sister as a baby) and even took care of some of them, which inevitably meant I played a vital role in their "first walking step" success story. I have the choice of talking about my only brother baby days or the last born of the family but I think I will just go with...

My baby sister

She's the last born of the family and I was part of the main people that took care of her. I sometimes feed her (no, I'm not talking about breast milk 😆) and keep an eye on her while my mom was busy with her little store in front of our house. I have always loved babies for as long as I can remember and I'm very good with them too, I know how to keep them comfortable and even burst out a smile or two from them, so my mom usually trusts me in keeping an eye on my siblings.

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I always wait for my mom to initiate trying to make my siblings stand on their own before I start doing the same and that's exactly how it was with this my baby sister. These things are usually in stages and my mom usually starts by always making her stand while she's holding her. My mom explained that this will make her quickly get used to her legs and also make her legs stronger (if I remember correctly).

After that, she started trying to make my baby sister stand why using something like a couch to support her. I started doing that too when I noticed and before long, she could stand while holding on to a chair or table. From there, the next training was to make her stand without any support and that took some time but eventually, she was able to stand and we always cheered for her when she do so 😁.

Then came the hard part; trying to make her walk. I didn't even wait for my mom to initiate that process, I took charge by holding her and slowly moving her feet in the usual walking posture: left, right...left, right. I did that so she could get used to that pattern and after a while, she did but she still couldn't walk without me supporting her.

I started using different objects to entice her into walking toward me. I made her stand and then I stay a little distance from her with her favorite toy or something shiny 😆 and then I wave it in front of her so that she will try to move forward and grab it. Of course it didn't work during the first few tries and she fell a couple of times but eventually, she started to get the hang of it, and one day, she finally walked!

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She took a few steps and quickly grabbed the toy while I cheered for her happily, which also made her start celebrating as well, but I'm pretty sure we were celebrating for different reasons 🤣 After witnessing it, I quickly ran to my mom in her store and shouted: "mommy she walked!". My mom wasn't exactly surprised because she knows my sister will eventually walk but nonetheless, she was very happy that it finally happened.

Taking the first step was just the beginning, I kept encouraging her to keep practicing and with time, she became quite comfortable with walking on her own. Discovering how to walk was a new phase for her and she made sure to explore very well with her newfound ability. At a point she started breaking out of the house frequently and always camping around the stairs, I guess she has completely explored our apartment and wants to head downstairs 😆

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