Just sitting in the park

Though I always think it's kind of funny when Alyssa uses one hand to make sure those two fingers on her other hand don't fall out of her mouth, what is most exciting about these pictures is that Alyssa is SITTING, completely unassisted.

We were at the park yesterday and as I was pushing Amanda on the swing, I looked up to see that Scott had set Alyssa in the grass in the sitting position. And aside from the uptight mommy voice in my head asking, What is he thinking? Why isn't she on a blanket? Doesn't he know she has delicate little thighs? Doesn't he know she could put a leaf in her mouth and choke on it? Why isn't he watching her so he can catch her if she starts to tip over? I was also thinking, each time I glanced up, "She's still sitting, SHE'S STILL SITTING!"

Yes, she will sit for quite a while assisted by her boppy pillow and sometimes she will sit by herself for 20 or 30 seconds, but with me nearby to catch her when she starts to sway. But at the park, she sat there perfectly steady for a good five or six minutes like it was no biggie, like she'd been sitting for years. She sat like that until she saw me walking towards her and then she did this little happy dance and tipped over. So, of course, I spread out a blanket and sat her up again to get these pictures.

Yay Alyssa!