Green Mattress Down
Hello to you all.
The mattress in Xavier's crib has three height settings. We have kept the mattress raised at its highest level. It's easier to get him in and out, especially for Dad.
Well, since Xavier has mastered crawling (much to the Dalmatian's dismay), he has started showing signs of developing the desire to stand. He has been practicing with one of the carpeted steps in the house. He can almost press himself up, but can't get the leverage just yet. He's too short in relation to the step's height. He also tries by pressing himself up with his forehead and tiptoes when no step is available. So far, this has only pushed his little behind up into the air.
Still, he has learned to "stand" on his knees, and he can (while holding onto something) crawl on his knees.Just this week, we walked in to the nursery to find Xavier awake, up on his knees playing with his kick piano. I mentioned to Rebecca, "I'm going to have to drop the mattress at least one notch." What do we discover a few days later:
Xavier is fully capable of pulling himself up over the railing from this kind of vantage, though this photograph does not show him trying to do so. Now, the mattress is set as low as it can go, about six inches off the floor. That should keep him contained for some time, at least until he learns to climb the railing!
Xavier has strained and fought to get hold of his fuzzy mobile dinos. Now that he has done so, he is intensely happy for it. To bad Dad came in and lowered the mattress. As Xavier watched, he was thinking "I did it once. I'll do it again!"