Standing alone
"Come on, Henry, you can do it!" Regina encouraged him with a smile, watching how he was trying to stand up on his own. He had for some days now though, by use of their coffee table. The eleven month old boy fell down on his behind, and turned to look at his mother saying, "Ba, ba, ba, boom."
Regina that now was used to his constant babbling, understood what he meant. She smiled brighter saying, "Don't worry, Henry, you'll get it right, just take your time."
As if he got her he gave her a nod, smiling back at her, then turning to face he table, somehow getting a better grip, and pulled himself up. He let out a yelp of happiness, making a soft giggle escape Regina. She had only been sitting a couple of steps away as they had been playing with some stuffed animals, before he crawled over to the table. He was quite a crawler her little one, always exploring and sometimes hard to keep track of, why she had baby proofed their stairs. She came over to him as he turned, only to lose his balance and fall into his mother's protective arms. She lifted him for a hug, saying, "That is mommy's big boy."
"Ba, ba, nnn, uioio," he babbled, still excited over what he had just done it seemed.
"I agree, you did very well, it won't be long now until you can talk for real and maybe even walk," she said, she felt so proud that her heart could have burst.
He just kept on babbling, snuggling close, as she smiled, glad that he was developing as he should. She had read a lot of baby and childcare books; after all she wanted to do this right. She wanted to make him feel safe and loved by her. Clinging to her it seemed he had to be, then again she were to be the most important person in her life as there wasn't many other around him. Unless she of course drove to town to shop, he didn't seem to like that, the strangers. Then again she wasn't too crazy about the town people either for various reasons. Maybe he was picking up on that. She sighed, not wanting to think about it right now, right now she wanted to enjoy the moment where her son managed to stand up on his own.
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