Pulling Up

One day last week Reese discovered she could pull herself to standing using the step stool. This weekend Reese put this skill to work by pulling up on items around the house -- or at least trying to. She soon discovered that many things in our house are just slightly too high for her to get a good grip on in order to pull herself up. Two consistently stable and height-appropriate areas include her bed and the step stool. Mommy and Daddy had the step stool out this weekend in order to hang something in her room. When daddy wasn't using it, Reese hurried over to the step stool and pulled herself from her belly, onto her knees, and finally on to her feet. She then proceeded to start chewing on it. During a game of peek-a-boo in her crib, Reese discovered she can grab onto the bumper or the slats and pull herself up. Once standing in her crib, Reese became fascinated by the bows that hold her bumper on and by the hamper that stands just out of her reach on one end of the crib.