Standing up for real

Ok last time I said he was standing on his own pretty much but now he is standing on his own for real. Two days ago Chance was crawling across the kitchen floor when he jsut stopped and stood up. He stood there for about a minute and then just sat back down. That day he must have done that same thing about ten times. Then yesterday he did it again a bunch of times and so far this morning he has done it once. It is definately a big step toward walking. This kind of standing is different than accidently letting go of the table or couch while cruising because he is so deliberate with his actions and he is usually standing in the middle of the floor with nothing around him to hold onto. You can tell that he is really thinking about what he is doing and working to keep his balance. He doesn't fall over either he just sits back down and goes on about his business. Which is usually the business of play. Everytime he does this we all clap and praise him and let him know that he is doing a good job. It doesn't matter much that I can't upload a picture to this one because I haven't gotten a picture of him doing it yet. He just stands up whenever he thinks its a good time without any warning so I am never ready with the camera. It looks so strange to see him standing up by myself. It makes him look so little.

UPDATE: pictures, pictures, pictures. He stood up three times in a row.