Perambulation

Violet Pauline is getting her walk on. It's exciting and frightening at the same time. She's still slower than I am, which is helpful. But as anyone with a toddler knows, the first attempts at walking are characterized by a wholesale throwing of the child's upper body forward, with a make-it-or-break-it split second wherein you wonder "Will the legs work this time?" If they do, all is more or less well until the next step; if they don't, then "faceplant" is the perfect description.

Here are some thrilling stop-action photos of Violet P during walking practice.