The Tangrens

Hyrum was about two months old and we were at a friends house. I was commenting to Derek that Hyrum wasn't doing the marching thing when we put his feet on the ground anymore. We both beamed with pride that our son was moving through the developmental milestones. Our friend who was holding him had him standing on the counter "This is all him" she said "I'm not holding him up" We looked at each other with mouths open. Was this normal?

From that day forward Hyrum loved to stand. He was the happiest if he was upright, examining the world. Just not in water. ( as you may recall )

Then at the end of his third month came the unexpected solo stand leaning up against the couch. I was so amazed seeing him just standing there all by himself. I had one hand on the camera and one hand ready to catch him as I snapped pictures. At that point he was JUST beginning to sit sometimes ( when he didn't straighten his body to insist on standing )

Four months brought him pulling himself to a sitting position if he was at a sufficient angle. There were times when I would come in to see him laying back on his Boppy pillow crying. "You can sit up from that angle" I would say and hold out my fingers. He would lock his body straight and pull until you stood him up. If you kept him at an angle to try to sit him down he'd just stay there his face grimacing with the effort of keeping his body straight.

Six months heralded the attempts to stand on his own. In his baby bath he'd reach for the other side until he was in an upright fetal position and push with his legs but his arms and hands weren't strong enough to hold him and he'd fall backward.

Now at eight months his hands have enough grip to hold him standing while hanging on to an edge of something if someone stood him up. It was nice that he could hold on now and could stand successfully without human help for quite a long time.

Then the yesterday we were in his room looking at something on the computer while he watched his "fishy movie" which is his Ocean wonders crib entertainer (thanks mom and dad) and I turned around to see this...

"Did you stand him up?" "No, Did you?" We asked each other. Surely someone stood him up without remembering so we sat him down and this is exactly what happened...


It's a good thing he can't sit up from a laying position (although he's working on that) so all we have to do is lay him down and he can't get far. But one thing is certain...we are in trouble (and need to move the mattress down a notch.)