Stand by me... again!

Yes, he sure does love to stand! He's not quite ready for walking or even taking steps, but he wants to stand! The other day, he figured out how to get his one leg out from under him to get half-standing on his own - but today, he pulled himself all the way up! Of course, mommy (or daddy) is never far away, because he is not too steady on those legs - yet. I know it won't be long...

And... we do have teeth! Okay, so they haven't broke through yet, but I know they are there, and that hand seems to have permanently found his mouth... and this morning, he was Mr. Cranky Pants - I think because his teeth were bothering him. At lunchtime, I took our translater to get some baby oralgel - and bought a second one to leave in the room for the other babies.

I am not even sure how to describe it, but he definitely knows we are his parents now. The past few days, he has just been a completely different baby - he is more vocal, more responsive, more excited to see us, and when he bumped his head, he was definitely milking us for attention, even after the pain was obviously gone. Mostly, he has been very quiet, almost subdued - but very observant and aware of what's going on around him - but not so much anymore. He wants to be moving and exploring more now - with a few hugs and kisses from mommy and daddy to recharge his energy. Even the care giver yesterday said, he knows you are the parents. What a feeling!