He's on the Loose!

John is getting very good at pulling up and remaining standing without falling. He is learning how to sit down purposefully (not good at it yet) and doesn't cry nearly as often when he does fall.

Here John is gnawing on one of our Netflix:
Exploring the stairway:
Trying to chase the cat up the stairs:

John is more consistently reaching up his hands to indicate "pick me up" and reaching his hand toward something to indicate "hand that to me."

Today must have been the first time I've whistled in front of John. He was standing on my lap when I began whistling and John was instantly fascinating. He laughed and repeatedly, gingerly reached out his fingers to feel my lips while I whistled. It reminded me of Helen Keller feeling people's lips, trying to understand that they were forming words. John didn't know what that new noise was emanating from my funny-shaped lips!