lewis stands by himself!

Our habit with Lewis has been to get him playing with toys on the floor when we need to get something done around the house. My dream has been for him to come barreling through having discovered how to stand up without our help. Today it happened! Twice he was left playing and all the sudden he appeared.......my thought was that his stool (that he has learned to use as an aid in standing) was not far and maybe he scooted close enough to use it.

After dinner, Justin set up a scenario where we ignored him so he wouldn't feel like we were watching, but the stool was a few feet away and Lewis was sitting in the middle of the floor. Sure enough, he turned away from the stool and stood up all by himself! For the rest of the night, he was sitting down and standing up, practicing his new skill. He was cracking me up because he has never wanted to sit much because it meant he was trapped. Now he has really found new freedom. We are really proud of his progress!

He's not very fast, but he is consistent. Here's a video.