Return to: BabyworldHi everyone Yep, I can stand. Yesterday was Standing Day 1. At the minute, that's about all I'm up to - but I can often stand for almost a minute. I'm putting all my efforts into this since I want to be able to do it properly. Eventually I hope to be able to stand for about 2-3 minutes, but I guess that'll be a year or so off (it took me 10 months to stand and the learning curve is quite steep). I get clapped when I stand. I clapped Daddy when he stood this morning, but he didn't seem to understand (it was a special moment since most of the time his natural inclination is 0 degrees). Standing is a good thing - you can actually see further from way up here. I've also indulged myself in a little bit of stretching. It's funny, because when I combine standing with stretching, not only can I see further, but I can also "get" further - just this morning I managed to get the remote controls for both the TV and the video. I concentrated on getting the TV started first. I know that I have to point the control at our TV altar and then randomly press buttons - if you get them in the right order, the TV comes on. So I got the TV on and I got it on Sesame Street. Then I managed to get the volume up. It's funny. Mummy likes to watch TV at about 25 on the volume control. Even though Daddy's hearing is better than Mummy's, Daddy likes to listen at 35. Well, Baby Elliot likes to listen at about the 70 mark - it's a total surround sound effect. Unfortunately, Mummy confiscated the control and poor Ernie was reduced to a diminutive 25 and then Daddy ensured that the video came into play (last night's Ned and Stacey and Seinfield) at a more respectable 35. Babies should be allowed to watch their programs too. I don't get much respect. Daddy raised this issue on my behalf the other day - he actually said that I've begun to watch some programs (Donald Duck is a favourite). But Mummy said that up until 1 or 2 weeks ago my favourite program was the Channel 9 logo and that I'm just as happy watching ads. I think it's all a bit unfair - that logo is very well designed and they use the stereo to full effect - Mummy sometimes misses the points. Also, I'll admit that my attention often wanders so that an ad is probably about the right concentration span for me. Moreover, many ads are written very well, with supporting music and video effects - I just have way too much to do to sit in front of the TV for a full half hour. I am a very busy baby. I went to my first party on the weekend. It was a 3 year old kid from my Church. He's not the greatest friend (he never calls), but he's fairly outgoing and he knows a lot of words. I'm trying to teach him the words "cigarette" and "beer" since I reckon with his command of the English language, his next party could be really good. There was quite a nice girl at the party. I was really getting somewhere with her, but just then she had to go and get changed. I guess that's one of the problems of being a baby - I wish I didn't have to poo my pants (not that sometimes I don't enjoy it a little), but it would lead to many fewer socially awkward times. In contrast, Daddy likes to say that he wishes they'd make nappies for grown ups so that he could spend longer uninterrupted time on the computer. Overall, the party was the best I'd been too, but when musical chairs was being played, there was no Pavement (my favourite alternative band) or other hip band - just some scratchy nursery rhyme song - I refused to participate at least until they caught up with the late 80's and I learn to walk. Not to mention the Pinyata (?) fiasco - I was not allowed anywhere near it with my broken chair leg - we were meant to hit it with a light duster (as if that was going to work). Well, I'd better get going before Daddy wants the computer again. Bye bye Standing Elliot
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