First Steps

I was just watching a video of a baby's first steps... such a sweet moment. It made me think about my first steps as a baby. There is no video of the moment; it was back before video cameras were terribly popular. Besides, my parents have always been technophobes.

I took my first steps at my grandmother's house. I guess that I had been cruising (that's what it's called when babies "walk" by pulling themselves along a piece of furniture) for a while, but my first real steps were there.

It makes me miss my grandmother a lot. I just lost her a couple months ago.

Maybe there is some significance in where I took those first steps. Maybe, even then, I knew that my grandmother believed in me.

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Jessica S. Dec 27, 2008, 2:00pm EST

what a sweet memory... i don't remember my first steps, and like you, it was before video cameras became a household staple... i wish i could remember or had a record of it.

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Heather ~of the Whippets~ M. Dec 27, 2008, 2:06pm EST

Jessica, I don't actually remember it. Trust me, my memory isn't that good. :-)

I just know that I was told that I took my first steps there, and watching that video reminded me of that.

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Beth G. Dec 27, 2008, 2:06pm EST

I'm so sorry for the loss of your beloved grandmother, but it is comforting to know she was always there for you even before you could walk huh?

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Heather ~of the Whippets~ M. Dec 27, 2008, 2:07pm EST

I have been thinking a lot about houses recently. Places that I will never be again.... My grandmother's house is one of them. I will never have the chance to set foot in there again, and, even if I did, it wouldn't be the same.

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Heather ~of the Whippets~ M. Dec 27, 2008, 2:08pm EST

Beth, she was a wonderful grandmother.

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Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. Dec 27, 2008, 2:39pm EST

What a wonderful memory of your Grandmother~

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j - Frugal Mom - r. Dec 27, 2008, 5:38pm EST

What a great memory Heather.

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Heather ~of the Whippets~ M. Dec 27, 2008, 5:39pm EST

My grandmother was a very special and very tough woman. She had to be.

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Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Dec 27, 2008, 6:59pm EST

The pain will lesson, but you'll miss your grandmother for the rest of your life. I lost mine 21 years ago this month and still want to call her on the phone every week. One of life's cruelties...you lose your grandparents about the time you really begin to appreciate them!

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