My life, as I now know it.

There was nobody prouder than I, the day that Colin started to crawl. Just like after his first smile, first rollover, and first unassisted sitting stretch, I beamed with excitement and emotion for him. He has been so close to crawling for so long, and has had his fair share of frustration along the way. Tuesday, the day he finally figured it out, will go down in history as the day everything changed. He is now a completely different kid and our days are very different. Less than a week ago our playtime was spent in about a 10 x 10 foot area where his toys and the occasional pot and spoon were the entertainment. Today, everything but actual toys are our desire. Here are a few of the "toys" we have discovered.




Keep in mind that these 3 openings are the only ones missing cupboard doors in our kitchen at this point. Colin obviously noted that as he immediately went straight for them. Jake's bowls have also been moved to the mudroom as they were a BIG hit with the little man. I had to laugh when the night after they got moved Jake was sitting next to where they used to be, crying for his supper. We have since clued in to the big move. He will thank me when he gets to eat his meals in peace, rather than deal with a beard pulling, always screeching, crazy little boy.

The other morning I was getting a bunch of food ready for a BBQ I was attending that night. Part of my prep included cooking a package of bacon and then cutting it into small pieces. Bacon is pretty much the ultimate for Jake so as you can imagine, he was sitting directly beneath me, willing even the slightest piece to fall off my cutting board. Colin, was roaming around, playing in the tupperware drawer when he started to make a bee-line for Jake. If I could have been in Jake's brain for those few moments, I would have definitely taken the chance. I can just imagine it went something like this:

"I love bacon. I really hope a piece of bacon falls off the counter. I will so be eating any piece that falls quicker than that lady can pick it up. If she says no after it falls, I will just pretend I didn't hear her, kind of like I always do. Oh no, here comes that snot nosed kid again. He is getting pretty fast. He is totally going to grab my beard and my feet. I hate it when he grabs my beard and my feet. But the bacon...sweet, sweet bacon. I will hold my ground."

And that, he did. And his beard and feet were in fact pulled on. Obviously we now know that in Jake's world, there is very little he won't do for even a chance at the smallest crumb of bacon.

I like to think that I did a lot of things smartly in this house...at least in my opinion I did. To date, the smartest thing however has been my placement of the tupperware drawer. It is the lowest of the island drawers, and the first as you come around the corner. It is Colin's go to drawer and I love that I don't have to worry about anything when he explores it. It is as if his toys and play mat do not exist any longer. He has the world to explore.

I love/am scared of the look in his eye in the picture below. I almost feel like he is saying..."Watch out. I am here, I am big, and I can move. I will break things."

Next house job...gate at the top of the stairs :)