In all the craziness of Mio’s eye problems, I almost forgot to mention a milestone Mio was able to accomplish this past weekend! On Sunday, we were playing in a nursery room with a bunch of other friends’ children, and though I usually hold Mio, she was intent on joining the big kids in exploring the toys. She was particularly interested in a large wooden block with a wire maze on top. She grabbed a hold of the wires of the wire maze and pulled herself up to a standing position! Although I was spotting her the whole time in case she lost her balance, I let her support herself without my help. Although she wobbled a little here and there, she stayed standing like that for a couple minutes!

Playing in the nursery.

Holding onto the wires for support.
Holding onto the wires for support.

So proud of you, Mio!
The knees are starting to give way a little, but Mio continues to hang on.

Lots of drool.
She finally got tired and let go, falling back into my arms.

With Mommy.
I'm so proud of you, Mio!

With Daddy
Daddy is proud of you, too!

Ready to attack!
Time to put the camera away before she attacks...

I guess those chubby thighs have got some muscle in them! (One of the other parents commented that she was a “samurai baby” after observing her strength!) Mio is still unable to sit up on her own nor truly crawl… but she may start standing and cruising before we know it!