Wednesday, August 17, 2011

My Little Monkey

I want to know when this cute little child...

Turned into this crazy creature...

Today my world was turned upside down. James had one gear today: crazy climbing. I was often reminded of "parkour" - the Michael Scott version. James learned how to climb out of his crib! I was putting clothes away while he was playing in his crib. I walked by his room and saw him sitting nonchalantly on the floor, reading a book. I put him back in the crib, only to have him climb right back out, quick as can be! After that accomplishment, he continued to unravel me by climbing on the TV stand to "play" with our TV screen, climbing up his high chair to sit on the tray, and climbing on top of the couch to then wedge himself in between the couch and our wall. Pulling him down only made the task more appealing to him. I even saw him trying to scale our wall using the wainscoting as leverage!

I am at my wit's end, and bedtime couldn't come fast enough. A friend suggested lead boots, and after today I'm seriously considering it. I'm open to any and all suggestions because this monkey's mom is about to go bananas.