How we're holding up...

...great! God really is there for us, and it's a peace of mind that's beyond explanation...

...and more literally, Ian really IS holding himself up! He loves to be held in the standing position, and earlier yesterday, grabbed on to his exersaucer and was holding himself up for almost a minute! That kung fu grip allowed him to stand without mommy's help! He knew he was doing it too...great big smile!

Ian is smiling and laughing more every day. Last night I was tickling him and playing with him for about 10 minutes, and he was loving it! Expressions are just a daily development!

Also, Ian has taken to pushing his bottom up a bit with his feet. Those leg muscles are getting really strong! They are also helping him stabalize a touch better when propped up and sitting. It won't be long!

Oh, and the "standing" observation is that Ian is going to walk before he crawls, since he likes standing up so much...