sitting and other adventures

caleb has hit a sort of spurt, it seems, and i am just sitting back and watching to see how long it lasts and all that it will encompass.

he has been doing great with sitting, and although it's not at the point where i can put him down and walk away, confident that he can fend for himself against that nemesis, gravity, he can sit for several minutes at a time before he either runs out of ATP and just starts slumping or reaches a bit too far and needs a gentle push back in the right direction.

both his front bottom teeth have erupted as well, and he is enjoying feeling them with his tongue and hearing a satisfying 'click' when chewing on his toys. he is also, however, taking a bit too long for my liking to learn that biting himself (fingers, toes, whatever reaches) leads to injury, and by extension, that biting mommy leads to injury, too. the biting may be worsened by the fact that he seems to possibly be getting another tooth up top, though as with the bottoms, it may be some time before we know for sure if that's the case. i just know we had a good few days' reprieve after both teeth finally popped through, but now he's back to gnawing frantically.
for me, though, the most reassuring development is in his weight gain. he weighed in at just 12.5 lbs on 4/3 and on the 19th he was already up to just under 14 lbs. what can i say? my baby loves him some sweet potatoes.