pulling up to standing

we put linus in a hamper full of warm dry clothes, as we often do, and he pulled himself up to a standing position to reach into the dryer. happy with his achievement, he enthusiastically pulled himself up in the hamper several more times after we brought him upstairs. unfortunately, an 18-pound baby leaning on the wall of a hamper is not a recipe for stability, so we had to move him to the floor. he tried to stand up at least once using his dresser drawers as handholds.

also, we think we witnessed, at dinnertime, his first attempts to crunch food with his incisors. so far he has crunched snap pea pods and cereal O's. he is getting better at putting desiderata directly into his mouth on the first attempt.