Sunday, February 11, 2007

Sit Ups


Elaine has been dutifully recording all of Owen's milestones in his baby book. Some of these are easy to keep track of (e.g. his first meal was clearly on January 1st), but others can be rather difficult to pin down a date for. Owen is clearly able to sit up on his own now, but when exactly did he acquire this skill? This picture shows Owen sitting up on his own, propped up in a chair way back when he was two months old. He certainly wasn't really able to sit up on his own then (he needed to be propped up, and even then he would only last long enough to snap a quick picture before toppling over to one side). The last few months he's been sitting up more and more on his own. Always with a hand near by to catch the inevitable tumble at first. Then gradually, he gained more control, staying upright longer, reaching for objects, and sitting back up after he'd lunge forward to grab a particularly enticing toy. We still prefer him to be sitting on something soft, just in case he decides to pitch over backwards, and we wouldn't want to be too far away lest we need to make a diving save, but I think this is one milestone we can check off the list.

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