Tented!

Why do I have super-climbing children? Many of you might remember Luke's tendencies towards climbing. He loved climbing anything and everything. And apparently Mia is following in her brother's footsteps. We thought Luke was young when leaped out of his crib at 20 months ... he had nothing on Mia!

So, the other morning I hear her over the monitor so I know she's awake. She sounds sort of happy, so I doze for a few more minutes. Shortly I hear a thud followed by yelling - not crying, but full out yelling, like she is angry. I jump out of bed and only make it halfway down the hallway before I know that there is a little person just on the other side of that door. I open the door to find an upset Mia - not because she has just fallen from her crib and bumped her head, but because she has made it that far and now can't reach the door handle. I mean, really ... what 13 month old (a small one at that!) can seriously climb out of their crib? Apparently ours!



So, the solution: a crib tent.


In hindsight we knew that we should have got one of these when Luke started climbing out of the crib instead of putting ourselves through the misery of trying to teach a not-even-2-year-old to stay in his toddler bed. I knew right away that we needed one for Mia. I ordered it and paid express shipping (only to later find out that I could have dashed down to Buy Buy Baby and picked one up - Babies R Us for some reason doesn't carry them and I didn't even think to try BBB). Mia actually seems to like it - it's cozy in there. And now that she can't reach out of her crib, I've been able to move the lamp back where it used to be, the wall hangings and video monitor are all now safely out of reach. Maybe we'll keep her in there till she's 9 or so :)!

Race ya to the top!

WHAT!? Really? She just looks so tiny, it's hard for me to believe that she can or should be doing any of this. Uh, I think we might also need a gate at the bottom of the stairs.

What a difference a year makes

Last night I took some pictures of Luke climbing and sliding on his outdoor play structure that he got for his 1st birthday. He is ALL OVER IT. Climbing up the sides, swinging from the archway, sliding down the slide, and then doing it all over again.

Here are some pictures of him almost exactly one year ago ... so much has changed.

Why the Pack-n-Play is no longer an option

This is what I found after Luke woke up from his nap on Monday.

The bin was in the closet with all of the outgrown clothes and socks that you now see on the floor. He was able to pull the bin into the crib, empty it, and then use it to escape.

Since Monday, naps have been taken exclusively in the big boy bed!