There’s no denying their determination

The new trick of the week is standing. Both boys love to stand. All day long they practice standing by holding onto the couch, chair, crib, wall, high chair, and of course, Mommy and Daddy. They stand and then they fall. It’s a constant cycle of boy scooting up to an object, boy grunting as he climbs up the object into a standing position, momentary silence as boy surveys the landscape from his lofty height, then comes the sound of tumble as boy falls after loosing his grip and balance. If a soft thump sounds, then boy will begin again, but if a loud thump sounds, cries of pain and frustration will soon follow just before parent soothing begins. Imagine this cycle repeated constantly all day long.