Peer Pressure.

Mason has been pulling up wherever possible.  He loves to stand, loves to do a little dance while he's standing, and loves to practice standing with no hands.

Saturday night, we went to meet some of Tyler's new coworkers.  One of the couples there had a 15 month old daughter, that of course, was walking all over the place.

Mason was intrigued.  He loves seeing other babies, and this one (who was only a couple pounds heavier and not too much bigger) was walking.  Mason was inspired.

He crawled over to me, pulled up using my foot (that's talent, folks), did the no-hands-I-look-like-I'm-surfing-jig, and then proceeded by taking a step forward.  Yes, he took a step.  Just one, but still, it was totally unexpected.

I don't think he's too close to walking on his own because is still extremely wobbly, but that little step was like a glimpse into the future.