Now that Isaac is crawling… well, actually he is not technically crawling yet; he is just kind of scooching or creeping or slithering along you could say.
Regardless, this baby gets from point A to point B pretty quickly, so my mom got him a super size play-yard thing which has been a lifesaver!
Trapped in paradise?
On one hand I feel bad because Isaac does seem trapped in a cage, and he will stare out beseechingly with his big doe eyes, just begging for his freedom.
On the other hand, it is big so he can crawl and roll around and soon probably pull up on it. Also this …
To say that Isaak keeps me on my toes, would not do justice his mischievousness, holy moly. I can honestly say that NONE of my children have been as “creative” as Isaak is. Let me give you just a few examples of the fun surprises he has for me on a daily basis.
The kid is obsessed with lotions and creams. To be safe, anything that comes in a squeezable bottle needs to be put up really REALLY high. Higher than just high because the kid is a master at dragging over chairs and stools to reach the items he has been forbidden to touch.
I’ve found him sitting in front …
Even though my home is now under complete baby lock down, Sayle has once again outsmarted the Warden. Baby gates, new coffee tables with rounded edges, pocket doors, and cabinet locks are not nearly enough to keep my child safe, now I am going to have to nail my furniture to the floor or wall…like they do in prison. Read my first post: “Welcome to Baby Alcatraz”
Sayle's favorite jungle gym
I have this lovely little table in my hallway, it has very ornate rod iron with a perfectly stained top-one of my favorite peices of furniture I own. I keep a plant we were given as …
This video is a prime example as to why we live on Baby Alcatraz. Sayle has been keeping a close eye on the doggie door. He documented the times the doggie door is usually open for business and exactly how the dogs use it. When the opportunity presented itself, Sayle tried to make a quick break for the land of freedom, aka-the back deck. Unfortunately, the Warden was sitting close by (with a video camera) and the dogs were on the other side telling him that door was the only thing in the house that wasn’t his. Obviously, Sayle is taking everything in and figuring things out!
I thought I had a few years before I had to worry about him …
Sayle living big in Alcatraz (Picture courtesy of the Warden)
Sayle loves the bathtub. He loves being in the tub and splashing in the water. In fact, he loves the tub so much that even when he isn’t taking a bath, he crawls into the bathroom and pulls up on the side of the tub to bang on it. Then he leans into the tub to the point where his little feet aren’t touching the tile floor anymore. We now keep the bathroom door shut.
Sayle has recently figured out how to open the cabinet doors and slam them …
If there was a scoreboard in my house it would read:
Sayle 10 Mommy 0
Sayle making sure he gets both hands in the water bowl!
Sayle is kicking my butt these days, just like he did when he went through his purple crying phase as a newborn. This too shall pass, but I honestly feel like I’m in mommy boot camp! I’m constantly chasing my child and rearranging my house. Some of my difficulty is truly self inflicted since I felt no sense of urgency to baby-proof my home before now, but since Sayle has started crawling I have …
