Taking a Stand

Lorelei hasn't spent a ton of time learning to sit up. Oh, she can do it alright. (Incidentally, it's super fun to watch. She sways like a little drunkard and after a respectable thirty seconds, face plants.) I can't help but think she'd be more accomplished if she weren't so obsessed with standing. Seriously, she was doing this before she turned two months. I know because it was something she and daddy discovered and it terrified me. I kept saying, "um, maybe wait on the standing a bit until we can talk to the doctor and make sure we're not breaking her..." Well, of course we weren't. The doctor said (yes, I really did ask) that we should follow her lead. If she felt ready, odds are she was. I think that's why it's so important to have a mom and a dad around.*  If it were up to me, she'd be surrounded by bubble wrap and her poor legs would probably atrophy;) These days she demands to stand by shrieking, but more on that later. For now, here are a couple photos of her standing all on her own at about two months old.

(*EDITED: Or one adventurous Dad/Mom and one worrier Dad/Mom. In reviewing this entry, I realized it reads as though I do not support gay marriage- nothing could be further from the truth...)