Erich, again, has mastered a new challenge: pulling himself up to standing. He favors the couch, chair and baby gate. Every morning and after every nap we now come in to find him standing up waiting for us to come release him from his prison; he is often clinging to the bars of his crib. This new skill also makes it all the easier to torture Barney while he's trying to nap on the couch (Barney has proven to be a VERY patient dog).