Sitting and Sipping

It's been a busy couple of weeks. Between the Baby Dedication and Drew being sick (another ear infection and upper respiratory infection), he has reached a few more big milestones. Since I'm still working crazy hours, my mom came in for a few days to keep Drew during the day. She moves him from one "activity station" to another all day, so he gets lots of love and one-on-one attention. This week he mastered sitting up. He had been sitting up for 10 seconds at a time before reaching for a toy and toppling over. Now he has mastered sitting for long periods of time. He's figured out that he can put his hands out in front of him to help keep balance.

With Aunt Ashley

Drew has also been introduced to his sippy cup. We gave it to him first when he was sick and running a fever, with water inside to help keep him hydrated. He loves to put anything in his mouth and was pleasantly surprised when water came out of the cup.

When my parents were in town for Drew's dedication, we had a "1/2 Birthday Party" since he turned 6 months old. My mom had parties each month during our first years of life, so she wanted to have one for Drew. Here are John, Drew, me, Ashley, and Gavin with Drew's birthday cookie. We got a few pictures of Drew and the cookie, but then he decided that the icing looked pretty yummy and tried to take a bite. Can't blame him for that -- what kind of party is it where the birthday boy doesn't get to eat his birthday cookie?

Here's a picture of Drew and Grandmommy. I have a great video of him laughing that I'll post later.

The weather was pretty nice for February, so we took Drew for a walk around the block, then sat outside with my dad for a while, soaking up the warm weather.