getting stronger

james is working on his abs with a strenuous combination of attempted roll-overs, concentrated sitting work, and a few nap strikes for good measure. i think all this strength and endurance training is starting to pay off: he can hold himself in a half-pike seated position for several seconds now. ah, it's the little things with a baby....

for the sake of comparison, which i always said i would never do but here i am comparing them to each other at every step of the way, here is a picture of ramona at about the same age, in the same spot, doing the same thing.