Family dinner with Uncle Mylo

Grandma Ellen!

Independently on the move

He has been cruising along adjacent furniture (from couch to desk to low table to rocking chair . . .) as well as walking with the assistance of a chair that he can push around.

Making strides toward walking

The next step toward independence in mobility has been the use of slideable furniture and objects (like a chair or this overturned bucket) as support when walking:

(We've been slow about posting, but more updates are coming soon, possibly backdated to catch up!)

Hands-and-knees crawling at the gallery

Crawling around the gallery, admiring Grandpa Bob's art show:

The Cat, Dog and Baby Show

He waves around a string on a stick, and it's a lively game of dog on cat on string action.

Cat companions

Twombly and Reinhardt get lots of attention. We're trying to teach about "gentle hands," but Reinhardt isn't helping because she puts up with anything!

Helping himself to food and drink

Progress toward more independent mealtimes:

with Daddy

Your mouth is a nice handhold in my climbing.

I can fly?

Pulling up to standing

Anything (and anyone) is fair game as a platform for pulling up to standing.

In the living room

A nice sunny place to hang out and play: