Waiting for Dad to get home

Here's a picture of Niko and Lola looking out the window waiting for John to get home. When Lola sees and hears John's truck pull up, she knows right away that it's him--I'm sure it won't be long before Niko's getting just as excited!

On the move...

In the last couple of weeks, Niko has become very good at crawling. He moves pretty quick, so I can only imagine how much fun it will be to chase him once he's walking! Once he gets to the hardwood, he starts to slide around but it doesn't slow him down. I think he's turning around to see if I'm coming after him!

We're standing!

Oops--almost 1 month since our last post! Lately Niko has started pulling himself up onto his knees in his crib and once when John went into his room after a nap, he was standing! In this picture, I gave him a little help, so he didn't quite do this on his own. He's gotten a lot faster at crawling, and seems to have figured out how to coordinate his arms and legs (but when he's tired, he likes to lunge forward and let his arms collapse, kind of like a seal). Regardless of what method he's using, he's pretty quick!