The First Step 🩶

The bottom stair looked... so very tall from down here on the runner rug. I stood quietly at the edge for a moment, wondering if my legs could reach. Slowly, I lifted one front paw and placed it flat against the smooth wood, then the other. I gave a little push from behind. My belly brushed the rounded front edge, and with a soft, careful scramble... I pulled myself all the way up. Sitting right on the first tread, the whole hallway looks different from up here. I think... I grew just a little bit taller tonight.