Thursday, October 14, 2010

Just when I think I've baby proofed. . .

Please don't think I'm a neglectful parent. It's just that every day he can reach something that he couldn't the day before - by growth, by being a little more stable and able to reach higher, by stepping on tip-toes, or from learning to use other objects as a stool. These things happen when he's just around the corner from me or even in my peripheral vision. . . he's just so contented-sounding that I don't fully realize exactly what he's up to.





Climbing monkeys eat bananas.

Getting his own snack off the kitchen table. He chowed down on about half the banana until I finally peeled it for him and put him in the high chair with it. Of course then all he did was squish it and throw it on the floor.













10/11/2010; 13 months

Oat Meal
Quick oats, to be specific. Very quick. This was after I'd removed the package from him.
9/6/2010; 12 months

The oatmeal incident occurred just in time for Sam's arrival home. Nice way to be greeted after a long day at school/work, huh? I love how this picture makes it look like Ked is actually helping. He wasn't, but he did love the broom and dust pan and watching Daddy clean up.
Seeing as how I'm not the best disciplinarian, I figured at least there would be a natural negative consequence to this little crime. Ked is absolutely terrified of the vacuum. Ironically, this was the only time in months (before or after), that he was almost intrigued by the vacuum, and hardly bothered by it at all.

I'll plead guilty to leaving the chair out this time.
9/16/2010; 12 1/2 months



Tomato Leftovers
Picture taken after I realized he'd been standing on the chair, leaning against the table, and chowing down on the tomatoes he'd retrieved out of the fruit basket. At least he's healthy! (And these tomatoes were free--plentiful in our garden.)








Corn Starch
I didn't think he could open it.
I thought wrong.








Baking Soda
The smell in this apartment has bothered me since we moved in. Maybe he's just trying to deodorize?






What else can I say? I love being this kid's mom!

3 comments:

MOM/Kandy said...

Thanks for all the laughs, Amber. The broom and dust pan comment brought the most chuckles!

summerk said...

Dry oats... what could be more tasty?

For some reason it's cuter when Ked spills things on the floor than when mine do. JK, at that age... everything is cute. And I still think some of the things my kids get into is cute (even though they know they're not supposed); they're like their mother. :)

Heidi said...

These pictures are hilarious! I seriously don't remember my kids doing stuff like this. Maybe it's just because I never took pictures and thought it was cute...just screamed and cried. :) I love that you love being a mom, Ambs. It's the best. So glad you are finding joy in the little things. That's where the joy is.