Standing Now

I am so happy to finally have internet at home so I can continue with the Nathan updates. As of last week, Nathan is standing! I now have a coffee table in my living room, which was formerly Lindsay's, and on that fateful night, Nathan used it to help push himself up. He crawled over, unhooked his legs, put his right foot flat on the ground, then his left foot flat on the ground, and presto... with all the strength he could muster in those chubby thighs, he stood up! His hands were both on the top of the table for balance. I was on the phone with my mom at that moment. I gasped and she thought something horrible had happened. I told her that Nathan had just stood up!

The cutest part about this is sometimes he gets stuck standing and cannot figure out how to sit back down so he just looks at me and wimpers. Most of the time he slowly lowers his little body to the floor and continues about his business. So far what scares me the most about this standing thing is he likes to crawl into the bathroom and put his hands on the top of the toilet lid (not seat... no men live here so the lid is ALWAYS down when not in use) and then he'll push himself up. I worry because the linoleum below is slippery so I just watch him closely in case I need to prevent a forward fall.

Walking is coming... I'm not forcing the issue because I know it will mean even extra diligence from me. My mornings will get even crazier.

Kisses,
Toni