April 24, 2003
LATE-BREAKING NEWS OUT OF COLORADO
In a personally unprecedented move, Dawson Cummings took five unassisted steps last night between his father Paul and mother Michelle. Dawson ñ a precocious one-year-old who earlier this month reached the top of the stairs in his Lafayette, Colorado home ñ surprised both mom and dad by plopping off the couch (once the episode of COPS he was watching on TV was over) and taking five bold self-initiated steps.
Witnesses to the remarkable feat told AP reporters that Cummings smiled gleefully with each step, while simultaneously holding his breath until reaching the outstretched hands of his mother. "Dawson has shown much progress in the walking event this week,î Michelle Cummings told the AP. ìHis breathing regularity was definitely not at 100%, but we still have time to work on that. After all, he just turned one a few weeks ago."
After Dawson's first successful unassisted walking experience, his normally non-pushy parents encouraged him to try again (and again, and again, and again). Unaware of his super-human accomplishment, Dawson was more than willing to try time and time again. It wasn't until a big 'swing and a miss' that landed him clean on his ass that he decided for himself that he was done for the day.
When asked what motivated him to attempt such a dramatic exploit, a overly confident Dawson responded, "Well, I was sitting with Dad on the couch when all of a sudden Mom came down the hall holding this cool piece of string in her left hand. Bottom line, she looked like she was having more fun than Dad, so I bolted.
Dawson's father, Paul Cummings, who was an early-stage walker himself at a similar age, shared these brief thoughts:
"Dawson has achieved a great milestone today. Iím so glad that I was able to witness such bravery and courage. He sure takes after his old man. And it's true, that COPS TV show was over, but American Idol was just about to come on, so heís lucky we were in an unusually prolonged commercial break (otherwise my undivided attention would have been elsewhereÖ Iím pulling for that Ruben Studdard to win the whole darn thing)."
Posted by Mikal at April 24, 2003 12:22 AM
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