You did it!

I just want to quickly note that you stood freely using no hands for the first time yesterday!

It was a complete accident: You were standing on the back porch playing with the screen door, sliding it open and closed, as you like to do.  I, without thinking, slid the door open for you, which is what you were trying to do.  You let go with both hands, and stood there: legs wide apart, knees bent, and slowly eased yourself onto the floor.  But you were standing free with no hands and balancing for a brief second or two.

I cheered, your mom, who was lying on the couch with her recently injured knee, also cheered.  You smiled, because we were happy, though I don' think you understood what you did.

We're really hoping you can figure it out and make strides.  You like walking while holding hands, now and can move your feet very quickly. I think you can probably do it, if you just try a little.