I’ve mentioned a few times about our adventures with the baby gate. Well, besides the fact that MIKE fell over it while carrying Annie the other day (but luckily he tripped with his back foot, so he and Annie were fine), it has suddenly become the least of our worries. We’ve figured out how to shore it up, so there is no escaping.
No matter how
hard
she
tries.
Instead of accepting her fate, she has instead realized that there’s no place to go but up.
Literally:
That’s an easy one, though – mini chair to coffee table. Then Mike says, “oh, let me show you what she learned this weekend.”
Just by stepping on Mike, she climbed onto the couch. The couch is not child proofed! The couch is my lair! Computer cords! Celeb magazines! Peanut butter!
We’ve been trying to keep the gated community cleaner (I’m tired of stepping on toys), so I bought a big storage bin in and showed her how to put her toys in it. Annnnnd she figured out how to dump her toys immediately:
And then….then she DID THIS:
I always thought that kids who climbed were few and far between. I did tons of baby sitting growing up, and only once did I have a kid climb something – a four year old girl, who climbed onto the top shelf of her closet, only to jump down on me when I found her (I’m pretty sure she broke my sternum). But apparently I have birthed a monkey, and now I’m just trying to figure out what the next thing she’ll try to climb will be, so I can prevent it….or, at least be ready to take a photo.
Lynnette says:
Good luck with your little monkey girl. That monkey, er baby gate is going to be history sooner rather than later.
Gemini-Girl says:
omg i love this. she is so resourceful. you really cant trust a baby, I always say.
Jennifer says:
Have the camera ready! I have a picture of my son on the middle shelf of the linen closet in a vacation cabin, and I remember thinking not “Don’t fall!” but “Don’t break the vacation house! We need to get out deposit back!”
Bethany says:
Ok now that is impressive. I’ve seen toddlers climb things of this height, but a kid Annie’s age? Impressive indeed
Kate @ UpsideBackwards says:
Oooooh, you have a Climber! I’ve never had one of those, thank goodness. My niece was a terrible Climber, but my Mum always said it served my sister right – she had been a Climber too and given Mum several frights. Both my sister and my niece have grown mostly out of it now though.
Good luck…
Annie Y says:
Welcome…..Welcome to my world!
Bobbi Janay says:
I have a monkey. It only gets more fun.
Deanna says:
This is the first (or one of the first, I can’t remember) times I’ve commented, but I just have to say that her little round face is a joy. Those cheeks are a delight. And I also have a climber; wait until you hear springs creaking and realize your 18-month old figured out how to scale a dresser and jump on the bed.
Carrie P. says:
My first was just like Annabel when shewas a baby. She’s now 4 1/2 and still quite the monkey. I take her to the park often so she doesn’t ruin the furniture. Nowit looks like my 6 1/2 month son is trying to follow in his sister’s footsteps. Lord help me…
Mia C. says:
Oh, we’ve got climbers.
Our trick? Super tall baby gates. They’re actually made for large dogs who can jump the standard size.
They also make super tall corrals (like what you have in the photos) for puppies. I’ve found they work just as well for babies (I’ve found puppy safe = baby safe, generally speaking.) Our kid corral is out in the yard. That thing is staked into the ground with upside down “U” pins. A bulldozer won’t topple that bee-yotch!
Angelina says:
Oh my, the one on top of the toy bin is priceless. I can’t believe she can do that! Amazing. Good luck Heather!
Elle says:
She’s such a cute little monkey! My daughter wasn’t much of a climber when she was younger but now, at 19 months, she finally realized we have stairs. Not long ago my hubby was in the kitchen where my daughter was supposed to be and I was upstairs. Then I start hearing a noise, thunk, thunk.
I went to see where the noise was coming from and my little girl was halfway up the stairs with a huge smile on her face. My hubby was still in the kitchen clueless. I had been telling him for months that we need a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs (we already have one at the top). Aaand now we do.
Veronika says:
So.clever! WTG Annie! You are a mini-Houdini in the making.
Seriously, she is just so resourceful figuring it all out!
Lynn from For Love or Funny says:
So cute!
Jenn says:
OMG Heather!!! I cannot believe she had enough strength AND co-ordination to climb that bin AND… SHE ISN’T EVEN ONE YET!!! She really is advance for her age when you look at her gross motor skills. I had to laugh at some of the pictures b/c the look of determination on her face is PRICELESS!!! Yep, no doubt about it….that little girl is going to keep you both of your toes BUT, I bet you wouldn’t want it ANY other way! =)
michele says:
Heather…my 12 year old daughter was a climber and very resourceful as Annie. My husband knew what kind of day it was by how many chairs were on the table! Keep the camera handy. I did a whole page in her scrapbook about her climbing adventures (counter tops, tables, the rocks on the fireplace, the roof). Another note…my daughter smiled a lot, like your Annie. And now, my daughter is a happy, active hockey player!
Sue says:
Watch out,,,,,,,,,,,,next she’ll be trying to climb out of her crib!!!
Sherri says:
Oh…I have a daycare, and I have to tell you…Annie is quite impressive. I have had several little monkeys…including my own son…but you are right, there aren’t nearly as many as one would think, and they are usually the boys, and they are usually a little older. ACK!! All I can say is…good luck with that! I have trouble with them in my childproofed room. They climb shelves, and on tables, and OVER gates. Be careful…opening the door is next, Heather!
Katie in WI says:
I’ve got a climber.
All I’ll say is, good luck to you.
Heather says:
Hide that peanut butter before there’s an incident.
When my oldest was 3 she managed to get over a baby gate, into a protected cupboard, open a peanut butter jar (econosize!) and coat herself, her sister and most of the living room with the goo. I was changing one load of laundry in the basement. It took her less than 5 minutes to make a mess that took me almost 2 days to completely clean up.
Hide the butter! HIDE IT NOW!
Jenny says:
It looks like it is time to babyproof the whole house. You might need tether chords to anchor the furniture and stove with your little monkey!! Wow!
Holly says:
My children don’t climb at all. But I take care of a baby girl three times a week and she is exhausting. She’s just a tiny bit older than Annie and climbs EVERYTHING! Thank goodness I don’t have her constantly.
cj says:
she is so beautiful….that hair is simply gorgeous! good luck with the climbing!!
Eric's Mommy says:
Oh she just kills me! She is so adorable!!
Jayne says:
someone is a smart lil’ monkey.
C says:
My goodness she is so so chubby!
Shannon says:
That kid is a genius! Apparently many of the qualities that drive parents crazy are actually really good qualities to have in life, or at least that’s what I tell myself. Some kids would accept their fate and just hang out in the gated community, but she’s really an outside-of-the-box thinker. (And yes, I’m aware of the irony that in this case she’s really on top of a box.)
Lisa says:
Oh, the cuteness that is Annie
My friend babysits a little girl who does the same thing. She dumps the toys out of the bin as soon as she gets to her house in the morning and proceeds to climb on it or push it around and use it as a way to climb onto things even higher. Crazy and totally freaky.
Annie sure is a smart little climbing monkey. Love how she figured out she could use Mike to climb on the couch.
Vica says:
That is so priceless! She looks like so much fun. I can’t wait till she is talking, I bet she will have the funniest “one liners”
Ellie says:
A friend of mine with a kiddo who was a climber (she found her on the fourth shelf of the pantry once) ended up enrolling her in gymnastics classes once she was old enough. A lot of gyms have a mommy and me class once she’s walking. It gave her a time to explore and safe things to climb on.
Jaime Maynard says:
Oy, I feel your pain on this one LOL, Evangeline, as I believe I have said before is day’s younger then Annie and is up to the same climbing antics. The other day we were at a baby and mom movie and she decided the movie sucked so she was going to instead climb all the stairs in the theater, I watched her go, standing behind her in awe, this was her first attempt and she had already mastered it. Last night she climbed a step ladder my husband had left out. I was cooking and had my back turned for a minute, turned around to find her standing on the top rung…She can’t walk yet (that we know of lol) so how the hell she pulled that off I have no idea. We are soooo dooomed hahaha.
Maile says:
My Isabel is just one day older than Annabel and she did the same thing! I had the step ladder on the side of the kitchen island so my 2 year old could help me cook and she climbed right up behind her… This was a few weeks ago. She started climbing our stairs months ago so I had e gate them. She tries to climb up over the gate but luckily it is a soft mesh tension gate so there is nothing for her to get her feet into
Jessie says:
She is so stinkin adorable! Mine was never a monkey, he is a cautious by nature child and once I tried getting him to jump to me off of the couch (approximately what, 18 inches off the ground?) and he was too scared to even stand on the couch. Perhaps he inherited mommy’s fear of heights…good luck with your little daredevil! Watch out for the refrigerator! I have heard several people tell me their kids made it to the top of that! Yikes!
Caitlin says:
climbing is the absolute WORST! I used to think that there was no way that kids could climb THAT MUCH. Yeah, well, they can climb ANYTHING. Good luck with little Miss Annie and keeping her grounded. Good thing she’s so cute
Elizabeth says:
Those pictures are adorable. And how smart is she for dumping over the toy bucket; very resourceful!!
Ms. Moon says:
You are so in trouble.
Michelle H says:
This post had me laughing hysterically!!!!
Melissa says:
Love this post, and these pics. I’ve had two climbers -They are fearless and resourceful – good luck!
Sara says:
My now 6 year old daughter never climbed that much, but we swear our 16 month old son is part monkey, part mountain goat. The kid can get ANYWHERE.
Michelle Pixie says:
My little monkey who has a year on your monkey is a climber as well…She has found her step-stool makes a great tool to help her in her quest and carries it around to climb on things constantly. Then last night I found her hanging from the oven door and trying to walk her feet up the door and flip over…She isn’t even two yet…I truly believe this child is out to kill me.
Sounds like it is time to look into some mommy & me gymnastics for Annie. We started a class about a month ago and my monkey LOVES it!
TracyKM says:
My first child was somewhat adventerous, but my third really took the prize. As soon as she could crawl, she could climb. Including all the way up the stairs when she turned one. Here’s a post I wrote about her, shortly after she turned one….scroll down to the bottom. She could climb on a kitchen chair, then onto the table. For a few months we lived with all the chairs laid on the floor and tucked under the table…till she was tall enough that she could climb on them to get onto the table.
http://tracykm.blogspot.com/2006/12/you-know-youre-tired-when.html
Mama Bub says:
Oh Heather, good luck to you mama. Good thing she’s so cute, right?
Jen says:
Love her! She’s so stinking cute I can’t stand it! LOL
karen says:
But a cute monkey she is.
tonya says:
I have two monkey girls, ages ten and almost six. When the oldest was ten months old, I entered her nursery to find her standing on top of her changing table. She couldn’t walk yet, but she could scale the changing table like a ladder. When she was four, she broke her arm jumping out of a swing at preschool. A year ago, she suffered a skull fracture and hemotoma from jumping down steps, grabbing onto a pull up bar in the doorway and flipping into the room below the steps. She ended up being fine, but that incident did slow her down. She’s much more cautious now. My younger monkey was climbing out of her crib by about eight months. Enter one of those zip up tent (cage) thingies. She learned how to unzip it! I safety pinned! Ha! I took a lot of grief for that, and may today here, but dang, I needed a safe place for her to sleep. And I needed my sanity.
Anyway, thanks for making me smile today as the memories of my monkey babies come flooding back. I cna’t agree enough with the person who suggested gymnastics. Monkey girls need outlets! Oh, and Heather? I hate to tell you this, but it probably doesn’t matter how well you’ve secured that gate. Because it’s a matter of time before she realizes she can hook those tiny little monkey toes in the holes, and BAM! She’s free.
LisaJ says:
OMG. I have one of those. Saerie went from not sitting up on her own until she was 6.5 months to cruising two weeks later!!! And she climbs on everything! Seriously, where did this monkey come from?!?
Our floor plan is reeeeally open and I am reeeeeally stressed. We are totally buying a baby jail this weekend. Though she will probably climb over it. She has now taken to stacking her TOYS to climb on! Watch out, Heather…these daredevil children are resourceful, I tell you!
AmazingGreis says:
She’s the CUTEST monkey I’ve ever seen!!!
Momma Lioness Michele says:
She is resourceful and determined – love the photographic evidence of her climbing! It’s so funny that she uses Mike as a step stool to the couch too – there doesn’t seem to be any stopping Miss Annie. Good Luck trying to keep her in her gated community for much longer!
Also – the pride in her face in the coffee table pic is just priceless. So cute!
Nicole says:
We have a climber too. It started early. Really early. And has gotten worse as he gets older. http://baby-reynolds.blogspot.com/2010/07/must-climb-on-everything.html
Kelly says:
You are in big, big trouble, my friend.
Climbing before walking = Crazy Mama
Karen says:
I was going to suggest the swinging gate ,that latches like a door, to keep Mike from tripping. It appears you would need many of them! Annie is one skilled climber! Do you have any inflatable places (Monkey Joes) you could take her to and let her get that out? At least take her to the playground so she can get the motor input without giving mommy gray hair! Yikes!
Ashley says:
We have friends who’s little guy was a climber like that. He was 8 months old and climbed onto the kitchen counter and into the sink, to hang out.
Have fun! I love the look on her face on the coffee table photo, it’s like she’s trying so hard to stiffle a laugh at you! My kids do that all the time.
momof2 says:
Hey, the one good thing about the climbing and/or moving all the time is that they start working that baby fat off! By the time my son was three he had thinned out completely–and he had been the fattest baby (triple rolls everywhere) I’d ever seen.
My daughter is a climber. Get ready to get rid of the crib early. And just accept your fate. Teach her to climb safely and get yourself enrolled in a baby gym class as soon as possible.
Kristin says:
LOL oh Good Luck I too have a Monkey. My oldest learned to climb before she walked. She climbed on top of our fridge I still have NO idea how. Her first word was Stuck cause she climbed so much. I’d say it get better it doesn’t well it didn’t for me haha. Then when her hair went through it’s most unruly of stages we used to taunt her with who does you hair? Does a Monkey Do your hair? She would flip out I don’t have rational children to be honest LOL. And then if you asked if she did her own hair she would then admit it had indeed been the monkey. So needless to say she is still our Monkey many years later.
Expat Mom says:
Ooooh, boy. You are so in for it. My youngest is a climber. Once, when he was about 18 months old, my older son ran in yelling, “Dante’s on the roof!” I figured that couldn’t be true, how could a baby get on the roof?
He wasn’t QUITE to the roof yet, but his father had left a ladder leaning against the house and he was nearly to the top. Heart attack moment! And lesson learned, don’t leave ladders laying around!
Rebecca says:
Isabella was a climber. She was climbing before she could walk and she started walking at 10 months old.
Joey climbed a bit but not too well or too often and he didn’t start walking until two years old.
Have fun keeping your little monkey safe.
Em says:
WOW she’s smart and strong!! Make sure you have those wall-tie things on all your larger furniture – you know, the things that prevent tipping. Its amazing how strong toddlers are compared to their size! Hopefully the gated community can keep your little monkey contained!!
Tara. says:
What a stinker! She just want to explore.
Looks like it’s time for y’all to baby proof the whole house and let her roam free. My kids were the same way. The laughed at baby gates and then scaled them. We just protected the stairs, secured shelves to walls and kept the bathroom doors closed, but otherwise they were pretty free to go wherever.
LaurieSL says:
Wow she is truly the amazing Annabel!!!!!! That is really amazing how she gets up so high! So adorable too!
Laney says:
I couldn’t possibly adore this baby any more. Such a clever little girl, I love it. Go Annie! (Says the person who doesn’t have to deal with her impressive feats.)
Damaris @Kitchen Corners says:
I want your baby gate concotion. I too have a monkey. She’s cute. Her name is Baby Maria and she about gives me 3 heart attacks every day with her craziness. I want a baby gate for my kitchen. i’m seriously scared she’s going to get burnt.
Cheryl says:
Because God has a sense of humor, I have 3 climbers. After the first, I said, “Wow – I’ve never seen a kid climb like that!” Then the second came along and was even better at climbing. Said the same thing, and oh my gosh, the third one is out of control! I have found that bins and laundry baskets are otherwise known as stools. Baby gates have been rendered useless. I had to remove the one on the stairs because she was almost over it. At 20 months, she pulls drawers out to make her own ladders. If you have a breakfast bar, watch out! That is my youngest’s favorite way to get on the counter. And don’t even get me started about the kitchen table. On a side note, she climbed in her sister’s doll house one day and got stuck. Made great pictures! (Yes, I took pictures before I rescued her…)
Issa says:
My oldest was a climber. Once caught her on the kitchen counters at 18 months. Have no idea how she did it. We had to keep the chairs away from the table, because she’d stand on the table. Kid was a menace. Ha.
Jen R. says:
So funny! I actually thought the opposite- that kids who didn’t climb were few and far between. My sibs and I were climbers and my 2 1/2 year old son is a super climber- nothing is safe!!
Meg...CT says:
freeking love those fat little fingers clinging to the outside of the baby jail…
I used to catch my kids climbing where they shouldn’t ….they would give themselves away ALL THE TIME…since they would be almost singing “no -no -no- no” as they were climbing up the stairs or on to the coffee table.
Dianne says:
I had a climber too. Yet, despite all of her adventures, the only time she has gotten seriously hurt was when she fell out of her big bed in the middle of the night and broke her collarbone. Yes, my daredevil only hurts herself…while she is sleeping!
I agree with others – start bolting furniture to the walls now. Seriously! A very solid looking dresser can be toppled over on top of a child if a drawer is out and the child is climbing. We used L-brackets to secure all of our tall bookshelves and the microwave baker’s rack to the walls. Other pieces were secured with the manufacturer’s tether straps.
Also, my friend has a climber who has long since managed to climb over the same baby jail sections that Annie is working on. My friend’s solution? Put unremovable shoes (like Robeez or Bobux) on her climber ASAP when he wakes — even over top of his footie PJs. Without having his toes available, he cannot climb the gate.
Have fun babyproofing!!
Lori says:
That is hilarious. Well, on this end! She is just too cute!
Terri says:
She is absolutely adorable. And she is quite the monkey. All 3 of mine were climbers, but the worst was my daughter (middle). We had the Little Tykes play kitchen — you know, the one with the little sink, counter, refrigerator, etc in one big plastic piece. Maybe 4 feet tall at the top? Well, I thought the perfect place for it was in the kitchen, blocking the door to the basement. It ran sideways beside our refrigerator. Okay, so one day I’m in the laundry room, and I come into the kitchen to discover my 18-month-old on TOP of the refrigerator, where we had put the leftover Halloween candy (which, mind you she had NOT had to begin with). She had climbed onto the little counter of her “kitchen” then scaled to the top of it and from there clambered onto the fridge. Yikes!!!! It never even occurred to me that she 1) was capable of that or 2) was resourceful enough to plan a strategy. Good luck!!!
Terri says:
P.S. She’s 8 1/2 now, never has fallen.
Glenda says:
Too cute Annie! Wow! she definitely is a climber. My friends son was a climber. One day she found him on top of her frig. YES! he was oh about 3 yrs old Another day she’s looking for him and he’s in the dryer. So watch out Heather !
Melissa says:
Oh my! You may have to lower the crib Or have a mattress next to it so that when she climbs out of that she doesnt have a far fall! Or its softened. Maybe put a lid on it? Yikers!
The Suburban Housewife says:
My oldest two girls were both monkeys too. They were both climbing out of their cribs by 13 and 14 months old, so we had to break out the toddler bed. Instead of shutting the door, we figured we could just put up a gate so we could hear what they were up to. My oldest learned to climb the gate in about a day and a half. It took my other daughter an extra day, but she was scaling the gates too. We ended up having to put one gate on top of the other, and they both still tried to climb that. Fortunately, my other two weren’t quite so interested in climbing their beds or the gates.
heather@tripleblessing says:
I’ve had three climbers. All 3 were out of their cribs by 20 months. One was at 13 months!! But, all that to say they are incredibly athletic and agile girls now ;D
Kim says:
Hilarious. I hope you have a bed at the ready, because her next mountain to climb will be out of her crib!
Amanda says:
I’m thinking climbing Everest will one day be in her future…good luck and maybe outfit her in pillows, helmets, elbow and wrist guards??
Elle says:
My Emma and Sofia love to climb everything too. I’m afraid to tell you that it only gets worse:)
eva says:
I think your annie and my liv are the exact same .. My baby wont stop climbing .. the only thing different is shes a walker.. which I wish now she wasnt lol
Kristin says:
Wait until she scales her high chair, stands on the arms, and takes a flying leap. That’s when life will be interesting.
Tami says:
Yep you have a monkey on your hands and a cute one she is!! She is also very busy little monkey as well. Love the pictures!!
arlene cloud says:
Had a climber and he’s the reason my husband had a vasectomy after 2 kids when we originally wanted 4! There is a high pitched tone in my voice in every home movie (“he’s grabbed the knife”, he’s headed to the streets”). He could undo a deadbolt at 1, stack boxes and open the garage door at 18 mos. and go over a 6 foot wooden fence at 2. Chipped tooth at 2, 13 stitches on the face at 3, broken arm at 4 and broken leg at 5. At 23, he is about to finish grad school, calls his momma everyday, weeps with joy at the sight of his newborn nephew and fills my heart with happiness. Sometimes babies are born with personalities so large they can’t be contained and they just have to grow into them. You are a lucky mommy!
catherine Lucas says:
Looks scary… Funny too, but that is not the main issue I think.
I hope you do find a working system to keep her down… most of the time.
I was a climber and fell time after time, stitches upon stitches, gave me a life long fear for doctors. But that is probably not helping you at all! ;o)))
I hope that she learns that boundaries might be good and safer too. Does this officially mark me as a weenie?
Tamara S. says:
Geez louise! My little boy was born the day before Annie and he’s just barely starting to crawl. Rolling is more like it. That’s crazy! If you have a little monkey make sure you secure all your dressers and tv’s and such. My daughter wasn’t a climber but little ones have been killed when tv’s have toppled over on them so I’d take some time to babyproof the dressers if she’s already doing this! That’s amazing
Karen says:
Two brothers I babysat for all through my high school years who were very nice boys but all the same, still boys at heart, used to climb the walls in their hallway, one arm and one leg akimbo on either side.
Trisha Vargas says:
I have a climber too! She is constantly brusing up her legs and knees from her adventures. Good luck to ya
(((HUGS))) from Florida
MyBabyBeluga says:
That is so funny! You have a very creative baby on your hands
Kristy H says:
Aww, my daughter used to do the same thing, anything she could climb onto, she was on top of it! And now, at 7, she’s talking about going on the “Big” Roller Coasters, noooo!!!
Annie is just too cute, makes me want another baby for myself : )
Jen L. says:
From the mom of one monkey to another…you’re screwed. Wait til she’s 2.
Molly says:
You’re screwed! That child is a freaking MONKEY
monica says:
ohmyword! the look on her face when she’s on top of the ottoman and storage bin is priceless! Hahah look at me mom! Have fun =)
Ray says:
First off: I LOVE that photo of Annie’s face behind the gate. Gotta love those beautiful eyes and that face.
Secondly: Ohmygoodness, do you ever have a monkey in your hands! Wow! She’s such a smart little one.
Paula says:
Wrap her in bubble wrap, drink lots of alcohol, and relax. I have a climber. I just found out this summer that he likes to jump off our deck, over our 8′ privacy fence, and out to the sidewalk on the other side. He’s 15. I keep a bottle of jagermeister in the freezer for medicinal purposes. (No, really. Medicinal. )
Mary Ann says:
That is one determined little girl. I love how she treats Mike like a piece of furniture – gotta love her!
Marti from Michigan says:
Oh my, she is a monkey for sure! I am now wondering if you can get a taller baby gate – definitely baby jail! And she is so proud of herself too!
Erin says:
She is too darn cute! I have my own monkey… it happens! GOOD LUCK
katrina says:
Yep, she’s a climber. Fun!
I’ve had a few of those. Lots of close calls, lots of mini-heart attacks for me.
All I can say is: good luck!
mrhc says:
There is nowhere high enough to hide/store things now! My 3 brothers and I could always find things Mom tried to hide up high.
But isn’t Annabeljust so proud of herself! Have fun
Wendy says:
love it, love it, love it!!!! she is so adorable and a total monkey….i’m hoping my little one doesn’t start climbing.
Kay says:
My mom loves to tell the story about when I climbed out of my crib. Apparently I was a very advanced baby (rolling over within a month, walking by 8 months, etc… ‘freak of nature’ territory). Supposedly I was put to bed one night, and my crib was next to my dresser. About half an hour or so after putting me to bed, I climbed out of my crib, onto the dresser, climbed down, and came running into the living room. Oh, did I mention I was 10 months old? yeah… My mom had me sleep with her that evening and then I got my first “big girl bed” that week.
good luck.
Ashley Hast says:
I’ve got 4 monkeys of my own, and still uh, *ahem* monk-out myself, occasionally. Lol.
Chrisie says:
OMG! I can’t believe she is climbing so much already! My daughter is a monkey too, but I don’t remember her starting so young! lol
Good luck with that…..
Laura says:
I’ve never posted a comment before, but the whole baby climbing speaks to me. I was a world class climber as a baby. I could clime out of my crib and then up onto my mother’s vanity where she kept her makeup LONG before I could walk. I also went to the top of 30ft+ trees by age two.
And baby-gates… There were no such thing in our house. There were adult gates that hindered their movement about the house, but as far as I was concerned I was over them in 0.2 seconds by nine months old.
Jen says:
My monkey likes to walk along our 8-foot wall. Talk about heart attack. He strolls right along the top (no wider than a cinder block) like he’s strollin’ down the sidewalk.
Think of it this way: She’s gonna be a-o.k. being the top of the cheer pyramid.
Dede Miller - founder Divacafe.net says:
These are the moments to treasure. They get into everything but it is the sense of adventure that all kids need. When I was a kid I climbed EVERYTHING. I loved getting to the top of the mountain!
Karen says:
Erm, isnt it a VERY small climb from the coffee table OVER the baby gate??? Wont be long…..
At 2 yrs, my son used to sit on the top of his bookcase (6′) and stare out of the window. My daughter escaped her cot by climbing onto the table next to it, throwing her legs over the side, landing on the table and off she went. I used to escape my cot by throwing my leg over and landing on my enormously night time padded terry nappy. I guess it runs in the family!
Elizabeth says:
Awww little monkey girl!!
Heather says:
GET BABY LOCKS ON YOUR WINDOWS! My son used the dresser drawers like stairs and climbed up onto the top and right out the second story window! I literally caught him by his ankle. We’ve had many other crazy, hair raising climbing incidents with him, but that one was by far the worst!
Jennifer Webb says:
You’ll get used to it. I have a monkey. He was the kid playing (running) on top of the playground equipment. Ironically, the ones who climb all the time usually never get hurt. I would get shocked looks from the other parents, but what am I going to do? I can’t climb up there!
You have one cute monkey there.
Rompy says:
Love it! Just make sure she knows how to climb DOWN as well as up!
erin says:
My oldest wasn’t a climber. He was content to play on the floor with whatever toys he could find. He only climbed out of his crib ONCE and that was b/c Mommy didn’t drop the mattress soon enough.
My youngest, however, is the TOTAL opposite. She is SUCH a monkey! She almost climbed out of the cart at Target when we turned to see what the boy was looking at. She climbs on chairs and has climbed onto my kitchen table (and has almost fallen off). She definitely keeps us on our toes! While it’s stressful, trying to keep her OFF things she shouldn’t be climbing on, we’re grateful every day that she DOES do stuff like that since we almost lost her when she was a newborn (seizures) and we didn’t know how she’d be developmentally (due to the seizures and the medication she needed to take to control them) plus with her birth defect, we had no idea how it would affect her. We’ll take what we can get!
Jessica says:
Adorable! I miss those days! =)