Standing Alert!

Kristen and I came home last night to learn that Gilbert had pulled himself up in his crib. We had an evening appointment so Kristen the Nanny kindly logged a few extra hours and put Gilbert to bed.

She was putting away his laundry and sat him in his crib to play. She heard him making noises and turned around to watch him - from a sitting position - grab the top bar of the crib and thrust up in to a standing position.

My first reaction was OH YEAH! But then quickly shifted to OH SHIT!

Thankfully, he has yet to master sitting up from laying down so we are safe with him not pulling himself up to a standing position at night and potentially falling out of the crib. No need to lower his bed quite yet.

Selfishly, Kristen and I enjoy the fact Gilbert is not mobile yet. We know those days are numbered and a new stage of wonderful (and challenge) awaits us.

Part of me thinks Gilbert might skip crawling. He's shown no indication of wanting to be on his belly moving. Instead he's on his belly long enough to grab or complete whatever task he wants and then rolls back over to his back.

He much prefers to sit and stand. Indeed, when he reaches for our hands, he quickly thrusts up in to a standing position and has shifted from being flat footed to constantly up on his toes. Almost as if he wants to walk. His knees are still locked out so the concept of walking has yet to settle. Of course, we encourage and work on his development, but he'll let us know when he is ready!

Stay tuned!