Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Monkey business

 With our moving happening in 4 days, I've been doing a lot of multitasking lately.  Inevitably, each time I get started on packing a box or sorting though something in a closet, I hear either a cry, a crash or a "no Asher!"  Our little monkey is really getting into his groove lately, and the addition of boxes around the house have given him so many more opportunities for climbing and chaos.  

And yet, I take pictures.  This one was snapped right after he threw my camera off the table (crash)

 And this is what I discovered when things were a little too silent.  I actually packed an entire bag full of clothes to give away and was amazed at my efficiency.  Notice that I put many of the shampoo/conditioner/lotion bottles in a place I considered "out of reach".
 There is no longer an out of reach place in my house.
 It's a good thing we're moving, because it's time to rethink safety strategies.  This little monkey pulled the door hard enough that our recently installed chain lock was pulled from the door.
Yep.  Time to upgrade the safety measures of our house.  A pad lock perhaps?  I do have to remember that this was the age Josie was when Asher was born.  At least now that this guy is 16 months old, he has an older sister to "shepherd him" (or at least warn me) when he's pushing the boundaries.

1 comments:

p&k said...

You have to remember when we went through this with Keturah! (In fact I think we had a VC trip planned that season and you helped us toddler proof!!) Anyhow, I've had to pack many times with a Keturah underfoot now, but never MOVE . . . you go, girl.