We let Karston run around the basement this evening while I put laundry in the dryer and Daddy told me about his day. After the laundry transfer, we walked over to stairs, and looked to see which parent he wanted to carry him up the steps. He came to the first step, put both hands and one foot on it, and looked at me (I was sitting on the bottom step to take off my shoes). I put a hand on his bottom for support, and he crawled up one step. OK, that's cool, wait for it ... yes! he made an attempt on the second step! By the fifth step, he could clamber up without a supporting hand, although I was right behind him to make sure he didn't tumble down. By the tenth step, he was moving rather quickly for someone who had never gone up stairs on his own before, from one step to the next in about 1.5 seconds. Speedy child! He just did fifteen steps, and went upstairs on his own steam!
I'm grateful for the door at the top of the stairs. It has a lock that only adults can reach, too.
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