Stand and deliver

Jackson will try and stand up with anything now. He hasn't got the balance thing down the greatest yet, though. So at any given moment he may fall or slide, forward, backward, right or left. If he tries to pull up on something and he can't quite manage to do it, he will let you know in a very loud screeching way. He has also gotten pretty brave, once he gets standing he will just let go of whatever he is holding on to. Which, having not gotten the hang of balance, ends in tears.

Jackson is starting to make some progress towards crawling. He will get on one knee and one foot and his hands. But, that quickly turns into a face plant. Right now, I'm just thankful he is still a self-contained unit.

He is starting to get pretty good at drinking out of a cup. Except sometimes it seems like he forgets what he is doing, because as soon as the water hits his mouth he freaks out and spits it at you. Jackson is also getting good, hmm not good, but is able to feed himself. This is not the quickest way to do things. Nor is should it be counted as a meal, since only approxitmately 1% of the food actually gets in his mouth.

Jackson has found a new best friend. He has cast aside his old best friend, the ceiling fan, for Bailey, the 10 year old cat. It's a win-win situation. Bailey loves being petted, anytime, all the time. Jackson loves touching things. It's a match made in heaven. However, I sense turbulence ahead for this relationship. While Jackson was standing today and petting Bailey, he lost his balance. To try and steady himself, Jackson used, or rather, tried to use the cat's tail. Neither was happy with the outcome.