...my baby girl took her first steps today [smile] 15 moths she's been crawling for ages but today just stood up and took off after her brothers, she didn't even look back to see if i was there [smile] just came back when she wanted, (when she saw biscuits!) and those who have been kindly listening to my story know what a huge thing that is. It sounds crazy but I feel as if I can breathe a little easier. I guess I didn't really realise myself how worried I was about her total refusal to leave me. She seems to have become so confident suddenly, so sure. Again I'm aware that sounds odd but it's like she's relaxed a bit these last few weeks, and is so much happier and confident. And no hideous screaming episodes for 4 weeks, I swear she's even sleeping easier. [smile]