Stunt Man

You won't find any pictures with this post and for a very good reason. My son Max is MUCH to brave for his own good. I am learning quickly all of the things that we can't leave out and about in our house.....case in point:

#1- Last week I was sitting in the living room playing blocks with Chase and Max decided to go wondering into the kitchen. This is a normal thing for Max to do and he usually opens a cupboard and pulls out the pots & pans or knocks every magnet on the fridge to the floor. Well on that day, I heard an unfamiliar sound, so I walked into the kitchen to find Max standing on the door of the dishwasher hanging on to the top rack and pulling out all of the cups. I froze because I didn't want to scream and scare him into letting go. I considered grabbing my camera, but thought the safest thing to do was to grab him and return him safely to the ground. Lesson learned: NEVER leave the dish washer open, not even a crack.

#2- Earlier this week the boys and I were snuggled up watching morning cartoons on my bed. Max got bored and decided to go wondering. He headed for the kitchen again and knowing that the dish washer was closed, I felt ok with that. About a minute or so later I thought I would go check on him. I walk into the kitchen to find Max had pulled out the drawer below the oven and climbed up on it so that he was standing on the one inch edge of the drawer and he was reaching for the water bottle that was up on the counter. Again, frozen shock and horror. Lesson learned: NEVER leave Max alone in the kitchen.... at all!

#3- This morning I am doing laundry and Max is crawling around in the bathroom with me (our laundry is in the bathroom upstairs). I turned my back for one second and he was up on Chase's stool brushing his teeth. This is my baby that can't quite walk yet and he has managed to climb up gracefully onto this stool, grab the tooth brush and start brushing. Lesson learned: Never turn my back on this little guy : )

I wish I had the pictures for proof because you would see Max grinning from ear to ear from being proud of his accomplishments.