Since the time that Aisha was born I had tracked all of her milestones very closely.
Was she able to focus & smile……Is she able to grasp things in her hand…….when will she sit…..& then when will she stand……phew……I must thank my family to have been so patient & bearing with me as I drove everyone nuts by all my questions revolving around the right time to sit & the right time to stand and the right time to walk. Thanks to babycentre.com which feeds you with so much information on the development of your child.
Well……….Aisha’s been a RockStar so far! Why RockStar????? Well, no specific reason…..it’s just that….she Rocked my Life!
She did achieve all of her milestones well within the desired timeframe……….however she chose to take it easy with her walking.
I remember hoping & hoping that she’d walk for her first birthday……& no she did not. She’d stand without support but not walk. I must admit I was disappointed and was at peace only when I got to know that my friend’s daughter just 15 days senior to Aisha was not walking yet! Alright…..whatever! Which parent wouldn’t be anxious to see those two tiny feet in action?
Well, Thanks to my sis-in-law & my friends who gifted Aisha a walker & a cycle respectively. The walker …..a very colorful lion on wheels with a nose full of music kept Aisha engrossed for quite a few days. She’d push him along as long as the music played and then she’d stop and press the lion’s nose & just sit by his side. Alternatively she’d push the cycle and again stop when the music stopped :-/ This went on for another week after her birthday…….Aisha was 1 year & 1 week old and she just refused to walk……..Another week passed by but of course with some surprises as Aisha could stand without support & very easily that too.
It was in the third week of her thirteenth month and thankfully a weekend when Aisha just decided to take a few steps right behind my back. In a fraction of a second Aisha had walked away from me to the bed a good 4 little steps & she chose to do it while I wasn’t looking……but she had walked!!!!! If you could see me smile……you’d feel that I looked very awkward with a smile that touched my ears….but Aisha had walked…..and they were her first few steps ……the path breaker to her independence. From that day Aisha was practicing her new found skill and was quite enjoying herself. I remember that weekend as Aisha walked 4 steps & then another 5 steps & then she’d go about 6 steps…..it was a thrill to see her walk. It was the very next day when I got home from work and sat myself down after a nice shower to play with her that she stood up on her two feet ……and I instantaneously spread my arms welcoming her. What ensued brought me sheer bliss. Aisha with her tiny wobbly legs…….her beautiful pink feet, a smile that warmed my heart and those ever expressive eyes had walked right into my arms……….My little girl had walked……..and what a present to her mommy. She had walked right into my arms and left footprints on my heart.
..................................The wait was worth it.
