Independent Sitter

It's finally happened. I think we can now officially call Patrick an independent sitter. He is able to sit completely on his own for reasonably long periods of time. He still can't pull himself to that sitting position or sit up indefinitely, but he is sitting. If I help him into a sitting position and help him get balanced, he can stay that way for several minutes. Sometimes if he moves too much, he will fall over to one side or backwards, but I stay pretty close to him to catch him if that happens. More often, he will slowly start leaning forward. I think that position hurts his tummy because the farther forward he leans, the more upset he gets. Eventually, he leans over far enough that his oversized head just can't stay upright any longer, and he falls over onto his belly. Of course, this makes him cry even more; he still absolutely hates being on his belly. If I can't stand the crying, which is usually the case, I'll rescue him and put him back in a sitting position. He seems much happier that way. It's like he sees the whole world from a different perspective, and he's thrilled with seeing everything a new way.

Anyway, sorry this post is short today. I'm not in a really talkative mood. Maybe later I'll catch some pictures or video of Patrick sitting and post them for everyone to see. I've just been kind of afraid to get very far from him while he's sitting because he's still a bit unstable. We'll have to see how well he sits this afternoon.