Dec 23, 2006--After being confined to his car seat for 16 hours from Charlotte, NC to West Chicago, Sam got out and took his first steps!!! It was as if he had saved this surprise especially for Papi and Mami. Sporting his peppermint pajamas, he staggered back and forth between Danny and Shari amidst cheers, whistle blowing, shouts, clapping, and a blinding barrage of camera flashbulbs. Sometimes he would stand with his legs pumping up and down in one place as he tried to work out how to propel himself forward. The little synapses in his brain fired off like 4th of July fireworks as all at once he was having to coordinate bones, muscles, balance, forward motion, arms, and focus amidst a joyful uproar. I feel that a whole era has shifted away and that my baby has sprung up into a full-fledged boy.
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