These three words somewhat describe Eliza's current developmental stage. Earlier today, I was exhausted after an eternity of 15 minutes. Eliza refuses to be held and would much rather crawl all over the place rather than be still. As I watched her wreak havoc upon our living room, I quickly realized I needed to baby proof every possible thing in sight.
Here is what Eliza does in a typical 15 minutes:
Play with an actual baby toy for a few minutes before growing disinterested.
Find the mail.
And Iron Man Comic.
Stare at the mail (and try to eat the mail until I intervene).
Crawl to the DVDs and pull them all off of the shelf.
Slide across room on DVDs (please note her movie choices of Jaws and Masters of the Universe).
Find more electrical chords (and Freaks and Geeks).
Find Boggle. Grow disinterested with Boggle after the suddenly buzzer goes off, inducing crying.
Crawl to kitchen and pull groceries off lower shelves.
And lastly, locate the Nintendo and the eat controller paddle.
Ultimately, Eliza is happiest when she is with Nathan...
tightly gripping the Nintendo paddle.
Incidences not pictured:
Eliza attempting to stick her wet finger into the electrical outlet.
Eliza attempting to suck on the red light of the extension chord.
Eliza getting stuck underneath the coffee table, dinner table, and kitchen chairs.
Eliza pulling the entire mail table (pictured previously) on top of her.
Eliza attempting to stick her entire baby hand into the VCR.
Eliza trying to put her mouth on the blue lights of the DirecTv box.
Eliza putting her face against the vent on the floor and trying to eat/lick the dust.
Eliza's fear inducing mobility happened so suddenly! I don't feel prepared.
Oh my goodness this girl is beautiful! I can't wait to see her movin' this summer.
ReplyDeletelol its so fun isnt it?? by the way....we still need to get together sometime like really
ReplyDeleteHahaha! I was so waiting for this to happen! There is nothing to prepare you for all this fun! Watching it happen to you is like deja vu for me. Evan used to love pulling all the DVDs off the shelf, playing with Eddie's controllers and remotes, and just getting into everything. Oh and they don't want remotes without batteries that don't work! We did get away with giving him the controllers to the video game without plugging them in because he thought he was playing during the game demos. I suggest the next shopping trip include: tot locks for cabinets and outlet covers! Enjoy it all!
ReplyDeleteWow, there is so much to babyproof! I'm expecting that for us pretty soon too!
ReplyDeleteI know! Oh crawling babies, is nothing sacred anymore?
ReplyDeletehaha! Oh yes, i remember this. And the mad dash to make everything higher than 3 feet above the ground disappear. :o) Good luck! It's all fun!
ReplyDeleteIs her hair going reddish?? So cute.
ReplyDeleteOh the joys of motherhood. Nathan did the exact same thing. And it only gets worse when they start walking- then they learn to climb and there's really no stopping them! A word of advice... don't waste your money on expensive gadgets to babyproof kitchen cabinets, just put a rubberband around the handles.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy! It only gets worse. :)
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