1y1m : First step

My girl pulls to stand and starts cruising very early, before she's 9 months old. Therefore, many has said she'll walk before she is 1. However, when she turned 1, she's still down crawling on the floor and still not standing without support. In fact, she refused to learn standing and walking. Whenever we left her to stand by her own or holding her so that she learned to walk, she'll bend her legs and squat.

Then, i started to get worry. I know it's normal that a baby still doesn't walk at 1, but since she mastered those motor skills earlier, according to development chart, she should have stepped out.
Then, a month later after her 1st birthday, she starts holding our hand and want us to walk along with her, round and round the house, from bedroom to living room to kitchen....She starts to feel the joy of walking. Then we found she actually could walk very well and steady by her own, but she just feeling unsecured and not yet ready.

Practising...

Finally, on 22/12/2010 (冬至）, also a day before my birthday, my darling girl stands up and stepped out her 1st step without requesting any help. It was a great birthday gift to me! Then, i understand, she aware if she tried when she is not ready, she'll fell and hurt. (all the way, she's a careful type, she'll request help if she feel unsecured). Therefore, when she finally stepped out, she could walk a long distance steadily without falling as if she has mastered it long time ago.