Jac is becoming a real Explorer Baby! He is crawling all over the house and trying out all sorts of things! Unfortunately, all of them are not good. Yesterday, Daddy put him down on the bed while he was getting dressed, something he has done a thousand times without incident. This time, Jac took off and launched himself off of the bed. Daddy got his shirt over his head to find Jac on his back on the floor, screaming. I heard Jac crying really hard and came running, with Nic in tow. My poor little baby. He recovered fairly quickly but, oh man were Joseph and I both a little freaked out. We are hoping that Jac learned from that experience and won't do it again but there is no way to know.
Today he was exploring the rest of the house and crawling all around. I was doing chores around the house and checking on him to make sure he was okay. I am trying to give him space to explore while still making sure that he is safe - and sometimes I am surprised what by what he can do in 30 seconds! The picture above is what I found (he had never done this before!). I had to help him down off the box, he couldn't figure out how to reach the floor!
I had forgotten just how tough kids get when they become really mobile until Luke started walking everywhere and opening every drawer and cabinet. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteAs for the bed thing - When Luke fell off our bed, we started teaching him to get off safely. You know, crawl backwards to the edge and then slide off on his belly. I don't know if Jac is big enough relative to the height of your bed for that to work, but if it's possible, it might help to teach him. Otherwise, put some pillows on the floor. :)