Same. I recorded my baby non stop for like a week when I felt like her first steps were coming lol, then she decided to take them when I wasn't even filming for that purpose. I still got it on camera rhough!
I filmed my son’s first unaided steps. He had spent a few days walking holding onto walls. I knew with a bit of encouragement he would walk across the room to me, so I filmed him whilst asking him to come to me.
Yeah I'm usually pretty cynical about staged videos, but to me it seems perfectly plausible to expect the first steps soon so you start recording every waking moment with your baby.
I’m now pretty sure that’s what this is. My mom has cameras set up like that so she can check whether a door or gate is locked without needing to go check in person
Her reaction looks like the baby stood up for the first time as well. So you’re telling me the baby stood up for the first time and also walked for the first time?
I have 4 kids and they’ve all been different, but none of them have stood up and walked in the same instance. I’ve actually never seen a baby stand for the first time and walk in the same moment. It’s just not believable.
No way a kid stands up like this on their own without holding something and takes their first Steps though. It was able to take Steps on their own for a while before doing that, just not standing up themselves. Now what you count as first Steps might differ from person to person but imo this part is the least surprising or exciting one.
That's just your kids. Mine got up one day and just walked across the length of the room. Admittedly there was no conveniently placed camera there but we were talking to his grandad on video call who tells everyone that he was the one who got to saw his grandkid take his first steps.
According to my mother in law, my husband started walking late but when he did he literally stood up and just started running. This delights me to no end for some reason
Mine did too. Mine was a very late walker and it felt like he was waiting until he knew he could do it. I would often catch him letting go of the couch and practicing his balance. When he started walking on his own there was no bumbling or falling; it looked like he had been walking for months.
My daughter was like your son. She held on to furniture or walls then one day just stopped and walked around like she had always known how to do it. My son would stand up and take a step, fall down then crawl a bit before trying again and just gradually got better at it.
Both of mine did this too. They weren't late walkers but no amount of encouragement would get them to talk a single step in the weeks and days leading up to it so I always assume they would be late as I watch other babies take a few steps and stumble repeatedly for weeks while learning to walk.
Mine just got up and walked like they secretly knew how to do it all along.
My kid got up one day and disassembled my office desk (He took ALL of the nuts of the bolts for my desk, which I discovered when I went to move my monitor and it fell apart). Granted, he was 2 and not still a baby, but some kids progress pretty fast
My sister skipped walking entirely and took off running.
It's true! I am 2 and half years older than her, and was running back and forth across the room over and over (diagnosed with ADHD just a year ago, LOL!) and little sister was standing holding on to a chair, watching me. Then she suddenly let go and took off running across the room just like I was doing.
It would have been late 70s so no video. Though if mom knew it was coming she might have gotten out the super8 recorder or something.
Did you not ever coach your kid to walk? Like our kids first steps were between his mum and I, they stood up using our help then walked a few steps between us. Then they'd stand up holding the couch and take a few steps. The never just stood up randomly in the middle of the room and walked around. That is a different level of balance.
I was sitting in the den with my dad and he said Michael just walked across the living room and I replied Yeah right. Dad said no really so I looked and Michael walked across the living room going the opposite way. It’s a very wide living room too. So, not exactly a Hallmark moment for me lol.
I only have a sample size of two, but my daughter stood on her own first, and I was lucky to see my neighbor's daughter's first steps too and she was in the middle of the floor too. I didn't realize it was so special at first until her mom started working back tears.
Not every kid is like your kid. I walked a lot after taking my first steps. My mom said I was a strong walker. I even watched the videos. I didn't have much trouble walking
It likely isn't "staged" because that is just a shitty title created by a karma farmer who is reposting this.
The mother likely filmed with the intent of catching this moment because they suspected it would happen soon. It may have even happened already but they didn't catch it on video. Nothing about this videos content suggests it is the literal first steps the baby took.
Once again, that is done by the shitty title the karma farmer came up with. Who has almost 300,000 upvotes. They are a serial reposter.
She likely filmed for the purpose of catching this moment. The person posting it now however is a karma farmer with almost 300,000 upvotes. They likely came up with that stupid ass title, not her.
Parents can sometimes know the moment is coming soon because the child will start to stand on their own before successfully walking. Parents in this very thread are even talking about filming their kids as much as possible because they suspected it would happen soon.
It looked like the baby was liking the vacuum and was likely doing something cute in response to her vacuuming. I’m guessing she filmed it to catch the cute thing after she noticed it first. It isn’t like she has done hair and is clearly wearing comfy home clothes.
Exactly, so phony and even if it was genuine which is sure isn’t, is nothing sacred anymore? Why do people feel the need to live their lives online and keep nothing private?
It's probably a security cam or baby monitor. You can't fake the kid walking like that. Even if it is staged, those are certainly among their first steps.
Its placement doesn't make any sense as a security camera. Low to the ground covering a third of the room. Was she worried about toddlers breaking into her home at night?
Yeah some people point them at the front door among other reasons. Easy DIY set up, you don't need to mount anything and it has other uses besides just being a camera. Google Nest Hub or the Amazon version are the first two that come to mind.
Personally we had one to watch the front door and see which one of the kids was robbing the fridge and pantry at night.
Edit: we could also yell voice commands to play music while we were cleaning/cooking etc
Yeah, especially if it's a rental, but also if you have pets, it can be nice to have cameras spread around so you can keep an eye on them when you're out of town
Could just be wherever they had a spot for it to sit, probably didn't put too much thought into it. It's probably a Google Nest hub or something equivalent, if this video is genuine. Personally I doubt the toddler is a paid actor.
I’m reading these comments and you are top 1% who is knowledgeable. Thats clearly some Amazon purchased home camera facing the front door. Very VERY typical in many homes.
I installed security cameras for many years and this is a typical DIY set up.
I'm just speaking from experience as a former owner and I'm surprised no one else has mentioned it. We had it aimed at both the fridge and primary entrance haha. If I had to guess, this one is probably sitting on the corner of a TV stand or on a small table.
Stop believing this title. Its a set up, if this was a security camera it wouldn't be placed 3 to 4 ft off the ground. Also the child stood up by himself that child is walking a bit more than just now.
I’m not sure why you are being downvoted so much. I used to install security cameras and if I had to bet that camera is facing a front door. That’s most likely a security camera as you stated.
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u/taolbi 22h ago
Accidentally filming herself vacuuming in the area where her son takes their first steps
Also: I have dreams like this, where standing up is hard and walking is painful