We just had a fence put in around a yard the size of your living room so Miss Em will have a safe place to play (with me sitting there watching her. Ha. I spread 15 big bags of red mulch on Friday to put her swing set on. Overprotective? Nawww.
Seeing is believing, and I've seen her walk, a bit more than La Profesora Gata has, I think. She'll walk the entire length of the house when she's pushing the footstool, or her "car". Just needs a bit more confidence, but I saw her walk the length of my queen size couch, without support.
Yes, I do remember that song. Vaguely, about like I remember everything these days.