Is it bad that I'm frustrated with my son because he's hitting new milestones?
He has learned a LOT of new things this week, and it's driving me CRAZY.
See how we've arranged our chairs?
He's learned to push chairs around. And not only push them around, but push them to the counter, so he can climb up on said counter and play with all of the extremely dangerous and unsafe items I keep up there. I should say "kept." I'm quickly re-evaluating my kitchen layout.
Tonight, he climbed into his high chair--all by himself. I thought it was so cute how he was just chillin' in his own chair...but I just know one of these days he's going to fall on our extremely hard tile floor and bust his head open.
He has learned a LOT of new things this week, and it's driving me CRAZY.
See how we've arranged our chairs?
He's learned to push chairs around. And not only push them around, but push them to the counter, so he can climb up on said counter and play with all of the extremely dangerous and unsafe items I keep up there. I should say "kept." I'm quickly re-evaluating my kitchen layout.
Tonight, he climbed into his high chair--all by himself. I thought it was so cute how he was just chillin' in his own chair...but I just know one of these days he's going to fall on our extremely hard tile floor and bust his head open.Other things he's learned how to do in the last week:
Open the fridge (AAARRGGHHH!)
Climb up from our toilet onto our bathroom counter
Climb up my parents' kitchen stools onto THEIR kitchen counter
Climb up the piano bench onto the piano
*Edited to add: AND he opens our sliding glass door into the backyard. Even when it's "locked." Argh.
And--although this one I can fully rejoice about, rather than feeling sick to my stomach--he now says the word "Dad." And means it to refer to his dad.
I'm just dreading the day he opens doors. He's actually done it a couple of times, but both times he thought it was just a fluke and couldn't replicate the action. But I know that means it's coming soon, and then NOTHING will be safe.
Any hints for how to completely reorganize my kitchen so that nothing is on the counters?
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One time, because I knew David was coming home soon and usually comes in the front door, I purposely left it open so he could get in while I was in the shower. I thought, "surely the kids won't notice it and it'll be fine for just a few minutes." It would've been had the garbage truck not come. While I'm in the shower I hear Josh yell out, "Mom, the garbage truck!" I knew they would try going outside to see it, so I hurry and get out of the shower, wrap a towel around me to go and round my kids up before they get ran over. Luckily they obeyed and came in quickly so I didn't have to chase them around outside so scantily clad!
....but can I just reminisce about Addie getting my knives out and laying them out on the counter at his age?
WalMart had fridge locks. I like them a lot.
...the good news is that really....he will settle down...someday! :)