Sitting Skills

Over the past few days, Oliver has improved so much on sitting from a stand. He's also started to get pretty good at switching from object to object while standing (i.e., moving from one chair to another).

Pictured: Oliver squatting from a stand to a sit

Now That I'm Standing on My Own

This morning, Oliver was hanging on to his changing table shelf and grabbed a book off of it, as usual. Then, something different happened. He let go of the shelf to hold the book in both hands, and he wasn't leaning against the shelf. I was right next to him and in complete shock. I didn't want to startle him, so I just sat, watching. It only lasted about three seconds (at which point, he toppled, and I caught him), but it was amazing!

Pull to Stand

Last night, after Oliver woke, Andrew and I had a difficult time waking up to go get him. It took us about ten minutes to gather up the energy, and, by that time, Oliver had pulled himself to a stand in his crib.

Standing Milestone!

Oliver can stand while holding onto furniture!

This milestone came out of nowhere. It's only been in the last couple weeks that he'd really start standing while we held him up ourselves (he's always hated standing). Now look what a big boy he is!