My daughter has progressed from crawling to the next sta ge of the learning process – cruising. It has me terrified!
Cruising is when a baby is able to walk while holding 
onto something such as a chair or table. It’s quite a precarious process.
We’ve also got her cruising along with a trolley now, which she pushes and walks with. At first it was a bit like a runaway train, with the trolley leading her down the hall (lethal on our laminate flooring) but now it’s a more controlled affair with her pushing when she wants to go – though remaining on a straight line is still a problem.
This new found mobility has brought out my fears as a parent. As she tentatively clings on to a shelf or unsteady chair, all I can imagine is her falling badly and the dash to A&E. Then I get more despondent realising that over the next ten years, odds are the hospital trip is inevitable.
I was never a fan of hospitals and emergencies myself as a kid – but of course this time I will be the one in charge and taking care of my daughter. Will just have to embrace it as a fact of life and part of my daughter growing up that she will tumble and fall, like I did myself, at some point.
