Standing On Top Of The World

Eli is not walking yet, but he is motoring around as much as he can. He uses the wall, the stairs, furniture, people, whatever he can to cruise. When we are upstairs he often uses my large red exercise ball as a walker. It rolls at just the right pace on the carpet. For the last few days he's been letting go of his support (whatever it may be at the moment) and standing/balancing on his own for several seconds before sitting down. Last night he pushed the ball a few feet, stopped and let go to stand, then put his hands back on the ball and repeated several times. All the while he was very controlled in his movement. Pretty soon, I tell you!