The Evolution of the Chair Dismount

It never really occurred to me that a chair could be a measure of one's physical accomplishments until this morning. Riley perfectly executed a dismount from his "Riley" chair. Just a few months ago, when I put him in his chair for the first time, he tried to get out of the chair by diving head first towards the floor (thankfully, I had anticipated this and was there to catch him). Today, after he finished (or more like became disinterested in) his morning bottle, he turned himself around and climbed out of the chair feet first. I was amazed that he figured out how to do this himself. We had assumed he was not capable of it and have been lining the floor at the foot of his chairs with pillows to prevent him from hurting himself when he fell. The things he teaches us...