We'd be cheering too if we were Josh Duhamel

A bub taking their first steps is a milestone every parent looks forward to.

Former The Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie experienced this special moment last week, when her 11-month old son Axl took his first steps in Los Angeles.

The mum-of-one revealed to Us Weekly “He had his first steps on August 12th. I was shocked! He climbed up the stairs and he climbed back down”

“I was helping him back down”, she continued, “and he got up the stairs and he [stretched out his arms] and came to me! It was exhilarating! I just thought, ‘Did my son just walk?'”

Unfortunately her husband, actor Josh Duhamel, missed the momentous occasion with Fergie explaining “He was at work. I felt so bad! But you know, we’re both working parents so each of us are going to get different gifts.”

The couple married in 2009 and make a special effort to spend one-on-one time together.

“We’ll have a date night and we’ll say goodbye to Axl and we’ll go on a date [and] we don’t decide where we’re going out to dinner,” the singer revealed.

“We’ll just kind of drive around, maybe we’ll go have a drink at some new place…see whatever piques our curiosity. Sometimes we’ll go to a dive bar, we’ll play darts … whatever is of the moment!”

The couple is due to celebrate Axl’s first birthday later this month and Josh has already started reading to his little one, posting on Instagram:

It’s never too early to read to your kids. @jumpstartkids#readfortherecord

When did your bub take their first steps? Were both parents there to see the milestone?

Main image courtesy of Instagram

28 Comments

- - fizgig said
  - 31 Jan 2015
    10:21 pm
Our middle child we videoed his first steps!

- - rachaelchara said
  - 03 Dec 2014
    7:18 pm
It is interesting to watch the children reach their milestones.

- - mom56842 said
  - 25 Sep 2014
    4:02 pm
I’m bad, I don’t think I can remember first steps.

- - mom57522 said
  - 31 Aug 2014
    11:10 pm
Unfortunately with both our girls my husband my husband missed out.

- - Kate Sander said
  - 30 Aug 2014
    12:16 pm
I’d hate to miss bubs first steps but sometimes you can’t always be there for every milestone.

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 23 Aug 2014
    12:25 pm
I was the only one to see my kids milestones, their dad was always working and I found this with grandkids too

- - cloverstorm said
  - 21 Aug 2014
    3:38 pm
First steps would have been around 11 months if I recall correctly.

- - no1ladydj said
  - 21 Aug 2014
    12:37 am
Both of us missed the first steps, because we were working, but the kids grand-parents caught it on film as they were baby-sitting both of them at the time.

- - BellaB said
  - 20 Aug 2014
    6:59 pm
I totally agree that it’s never too early to read to a baby.

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 20 Aug 2014
    2:39 pm
Our kids walked early and sadly their dad always missed out due to work

- - damish70 said
  - 20 Aug 2014
    2:07 pm
Baby’s first steps are so exciting & something parents never forget

- - sisterhood27 said
  - 20 Aug 2014
    1:55 pm
He is just like his dad very cute

- - rovermum said
  - 20 Aug 2014
    9:52 am
OMG where did the time go? It seemed like only recently that this gorgeous little bub was born and he’s taking his first steps already!

- - rachkap said
  - 20 Aug 2014
    1:49 am
Such a lovely story – thanks

- - Statho2000 said
  - 19 Aug 2014
    7:55 pm
I look forward to seeing my little man take his first steps too!

- - cherz said
  - 19 Aug 2014
    7:49 pm
Such a sweet story, all my best wishes to them.

- - meedee said
  - 19 Aug 2014
    6:57 pm
I was the only one there for all 3 of my kids first steps…they all walked around the 1 year mark.

- - crystalangela said
  - 19 Aug 2014
    5:51 pm
Both my kids were around 12 months when they walked first.

It is such a fun time of the baby’s life. All the new stuff.

- - skbou said
  - 19 Aug 2014
    5:33 pm
All mine were around 12 months, although no.2 was a stubborn little thing preferring to walk with her walker.

- - Bela said
  - 19 Aug 2014
    2:59 pm
My hubby was at work but once my little guy took off, that was it. He just did lap after lap after lap of our house so I got plenty of footage to send to hubby.