He Loves To Stand
It’s not new that Ben loves to stand. He’s loved it for months. He loves it when you hold his hands and let him stand: on the floor, on your lap, on a table, anywhere. But the new phenomenon is being able to stand on his own. Over the past week, Ben finally learned how to pull himself up to standing and hold himself up. That made me very excited (another milestone conquered!), but then came the scary part: standing in his crib.
I am not a handy person, at all. So when this first started happening, I was both happy and terrified. We still had about a week or so before Matt would be home from training (and could thus lower the crib mattress), and all I could think about was Ben pulling himself up to standing, and then toppling over the side of his crib. I was scared to nap, because I knew that he likes to play in his crib. And playing now equals standing. I’d listen in semi-terror to the loud thumps, and run towards his room to peek into the door, only to find him banging his feet onto the mattress like he always does. I kept thinking that one day, I was going to run over there and see my kid sprawled out across the floor.
Thankfully, we survived the week without Ben killing himself in his crib, and Matt quickly and easily lowered the crib mattress. So Ben can now sleep and play in his crib all he wants, and I’ve got my peace of mind back. For now, anyways!
What milestones are your children crossing these days? How do you handle all the changes?
