Standing up

During Megan's PT session yesterday Mandy asked me if Sam had been standing up without holding onto anything from a seated position.  I told her I hadn't tried it, so today I tried it.  I sat Sam on my leg and told him to stand up.  The first couple of times he bounced a couple of times and then stood up.  Eventually he would just stand up.  What is great is once he is standing he always takes a couple of steps, even if there is nothing in front of him.

He seems to be more stable in his steps from this position as opposed to when he uses our hands to stand up and then we have him let go.  Of course there are times when he is in such a hurry that when he stands up and takes off he falls, but that is just Sam; moving too fast is something he does a lot.