My life will never be the same! I officially have 3 mobile children! Caroline started crawling and pulling up pretty much on the same day. She started at 9 1/2 months. I was not eager for this change to occur. She has pretty much been attached to me for the past 9 1/2 months. She loves being held, and I was happy to indulge her. Now that she is mobile, (she's super fast!) she is into everything! She has already discovered the wires to the Wii, the TV, and the TV cabinet doors. Looks like the cabinet locks are going back on. She is pulling up on stuff, and has been so brave to let go in her crib! Jason predicts she will try walking within the next month. I hope not!
This will definitely be a challenge for us. There is almost always something on the floor that should not be. (think small toys from older kids!) I have told them all along that once she starts crawling, they will have to do a better job of cleaning up their stuff. I pretty much had to tell Will that if he did not pick up his junk, she could choke and die. Maybe a little extreme, but I want him to know how important it is that his stuff stay where it's supposed to. Olivia is not into the Polly's yet, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time before she discovers those tiny things!
My days of plopping her on my bed while I get dressed are over. Now I put her down, and it as if she's thinking, "Ok, Mom has her shirt over her head, now is my chance to bolt!" I've caught her heel as she dives over the couch, (while I'm sitting there with her!), and the older kids have had to block her several times from getting too close to the edge of the bed. I'm not ready for this, but it's here, here in full swing! 
I totally feel your pain...I knew that having my third be mobile would present challenges that the first two didn't, since the toys have decidedly smaller pieces now! And I used the "he might choke and die" (or, "close the gate or he could fall down and die") all the time. It only helped some...
ReplyDeleteLuckily, Jack Henry still confesses when he finds something too small by handing it to me (full of drool, so I know he's tested it out, but at least he knows he's not supposed to have it).
Good luck!
Thanks Nicole!
ReplyDeleteShe's quiet, but still not sneaky, so she kind of looks at me when she has something in her mouth to see if I've noticed. When she sees me coming towards her she takes off!
How fun..I didn't know you had a blog. We don't get to see each other much so this will be a great way to check in and see how you all are doing.
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