Learning to stand is quite the long, drawn-out process. First you have to study the concept. “Okay. I’m down here. I want to be up there. Hmmm…..”

Then you have to take a break to eat some Cheerios (first finger-food!)

Then you study the concept a little more, from a different angle. “Yep. I’m still down here. And I want to be up there. Hmmm.” (Note the different clothes. This is several days worth of progress here).

Now you practice using a short, safe object. “Yep! I can do this!” (I’m not sure what happened to the clothes. This is just what happens to the children at our house as the day progresses.)

Olivia’s not that interested in this momentous occasion. “Amateur,” she says as she hangs the laundry. (By the way, she is SO excited that I broke that drying rack and it is now HER size.)

Okay. You’re ready for a bigger practice object.

And finally…. STANDING! (Raise your hand if you think that new diaper cover is adorable. (I’ll just go ahead and pretend you’re all raising your hands. Nice.)

“Big deal. I can drink from a cup.”

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To participate in Meet-and-Greet Monday: Post pictures of someone you’d like to us to “meet” on your blog. It doesn’t have to be someone new each week (obviously – I post of the same two people each week). The idea is that someone new from the blogosphere will happen upon this site each Monday and we can “introduce” ourselves to them. Because this is a friendly place. Also, this is a great excuse to post pictures for the Grandmas.

Just make sure you are linking to your Meet-and-Greet post – NOT your homepage. 🙂 It just makes life easier that way. And then put a link in your post back to here so that your readers can “meet” someone new today, too!