New skills...

Not surprisingly, Nick gets stronger and bigger every day and week.  It's amazing to see how far he has come in just 6 months!  In the picture above he's sitting with help of the boppy pillow... although he can't do it for very long before he flops forward or backwards.  Never the less he's learning new things each day.
Nick is finally starting to sort of enjoy being on his belly... although it's never long before he starts to fuss.  
This weekend Nick figured out how to roll from his back to belly... he did this in his crib while I was trying to put him down for a nap.  I walked back into the nursery and found him with one leg sticking out of the crib and on his stomach.  Crib bumpers were put up shortly after!  The rest of the weekend he continued to practice his rolling skills, but he hasn't quite put together the fact that once he rolls from his back to his belly that he knows how to roll to his back again.  I'm sure it's only a matter of time before it all comes together and he's rolling across the room.
Nick is practicing sitting here... with the help of his hands.  The baby books refer to this as a tripod position.  It's never long before the little guy falls over, but I'm sure it won't be long before he's sitting for real.
And last but not least!  With some help and support Nick can stand for a really long time!  He puts all of his weight on his legs and is starting to pull up on things.  We think that he may skip crawling, especially since he generally wants nothing to do with being on his belly.  Only time will tell...