Xavier Goes 3-D
Greetings to everyone.
This past week, Xavier took things to a whole new level, one for which we were unprepared (that seems to be a running theme; I hope it's a running theme for most parents). He went 3-D! And that means a whole new containment and education challenge.
What does 3-D mean? The picture above may suggest the meaning. He climbs on to the couches. He climbs on to chairs. He climbs up the backs of chairs. He climbs cabinets. He has even set his sights on climbing up to the kitchen counter. 3-D means he is no longer confined to the floor. And when he wants something on the table or some other high place, he moves furniture around so he can climb it to get to what he wants.
Not even the toilet paper is safe. We have been keeping it off the holder because Xavier long ago discovered it. Now, he is climbing up the toilet to get to either the counter top or the toilet tank, where ever the toilet paper rests.
Wow. This has given Rebecca and I pause. We don't want to discourage him from exploring his world, but we must, now more than before, teach Xavier there are boundaries. Climbing on the couch is OK, but climbing onto the dining table is not OK. He's a smart boy, and we seem to be getting the message of context across to him. Still, we are ever more vigilant now.
He nearly figured out how to make a staircase with the kitchen cabinet drawers and climb to the counter top. Fortunately, the taking of a picture and the food processor spatula distracted him from completely figuring it out...for now. He was able to pull some items off the counter just prior to being distracted.