sadie finally took her first independent steps tonight while we were having dinner at our friends' house. they had their baby yesterday morning so we made dinner for them at their place. after dinner we were sitting around talking while sadie and their daughter kesiah were playing. out the blue, sadie stood up and started to walk. she took maybe four steps, and continued to make more attempts to walk the rest of the night. sadie was really cute and excited as we all cheered her on. i kept looking around for my camera so I could get pictures of her first steps but my camera was at home.....sucks! sadie made my day much brighter after she showed off her newly developed skill. she is such a sweetheart.