Jake took 8 steps.

Last Sunday Jake took at least 8 steps on his own. We were in the kitchen and he was playing with his music ball. I called him over and he just stood up and started walking.

This was the farthest he's gone. He's been able to do 2 or 3, no problem. He's reached 4 and 6 steps. But 8 is quite far.

His walking is a sort of back and forth gait. His legs don't move forward that much. They do a bit, but most of the motion is side to side. I've seen other little kids when they first learn to walk and he has that sort of gait.

If we're sitting, calling him over, he tends to walk carefully the first few steps then lose control and collapse into our arms for his reward hug.

If we get too excited, he gets too excited and seems to lose his focus on walking. It's best if he just sort of decides on his own and starts walking across the floor.

He keeps his arms outstretched while he walk, so that he can hold things or run his hand along the wall for balance.

We have to take his socks off or he'll slip on the floor. He walks in his bare feet. Sometimes his pants fall down and he slips on his pant legs.