We have a plastic foot stool in our family room. We used to use it to get things at the top of our closet, but recently, I’ve just been putting one foot on it while I sit on the sofa and I feed either Miranda or Eleanor–it helps in keeping them a bit more upright. Earlier this month, Eleanor discovered the stool while playing. It has a ribbed top for traction, and she found the surface interesting to play with. Soon afterwards, she pulled herself up to a standing position.
Two days later, on the 13th, Miranda repeated the same trick. I think that with her, she was trying to reach for the bottle I had left on the stool.
They’ve gotten pretty good at pulling themselves up with the stool in the past couple of weeks, and they climb on us now whenever we’re on the ground with them. They have no ability to move anywhere while standing like this (i.e., no “cruising”), but for now they seem to enjoy their improved view.
sooo cute… each girl looks like one of you.