Counting is fun when you are counting how many steps your just-starting-to-walk toddler is taking. Ruth had taken a few step already in December, but to no degree of regularity. (she was already standing alone and cruising around things by 7 months) Today Ruth blossomed in the 'walking without holding on' category. She is just leaving go and slowly taking steps all over the place. Eventually she plops down to a sitting position when she looses balance, but for a just turned 9 month old, this baby is walking!