Climbing the stairs
by Rebecca on 2010-07-04
Over the last few weeks, itʼs like Emily has just exploded with new talents. She learned to army crawl, sit up, and pull herself up in a matter of days. Lately, her favorite thing is to climb the stairs. And it took her all of two days to figure out how to get up to the top. She works herself up the stairs at least twice a day and is getting pretty fast at it. She knows that Iʼm not crazy about the idea of her going up the stairs unsupervised because she giggles wildly when she gets to the first landing without my noticing and scampers up the stairs if she sees me coming. (The pictures are blurry because sheʼs fast.)
Now, most likely some of the more concerned readers of this blog are thinking, “Where is their baby gate?” Simply told, we donʼt have one. Our metal frame banister and uneven walls have made it nearly impossible for me to find a baby gate that we could install and operate easily. Plus, a baby gate makes it harder for baby and Mom to get up the stairs quickly. Frankly, Iʼm more willing to keep a close eye on her instead of fiddle with a balky baby gate every time I need to run upstairs to get something. So. Emily did slip down the stairs once last week and didnʼt much like it, but about 5 minutes later, she was back to climbing the stairs again. Sheʼs a resilient gal.
Last, I just want to say that I really like these pictures because they also show her cute, chubby little legs. So darling!