13-Month-Old Monkey!
Dear Daniel,
Samuel is becoming a little monkey! He reminds me of you when you were his age . . .
Samuel is becoming a little monkey! He reminds me of you when you were his age . . .
Dear Daniel,
Samuel is becoming a little monkey! He reminds me of you when you were his age. He recently learned that by pushing smaller objects up against larger pieces of furniture, he can climb onto higher surfaces and get into things that used to be beyond his reach. Today he pushed an end table away from the couch, which gave him access to the violin case I store under that table. He used the case to climb onto the end table, and from the end table he crossed to the couch and quickly crawled to the other end of it to get at the space heater sitting on the opposite end table!
Sometimes I'll watch him trying to climb onto something, and I'll think, "He'll never make it; it's too high. He'll get stuck halfway and start crying for me." By he always proves me wrong. Sometimes, however, he won't know how to get down again. A few days ago I heard him crying in another room, and when I found him, he was kneeling on top of a stool, unable to get down. An empty 6-liter water bottle was on its side next to the stool, and I assmue that's what he used to climb up on his perch.
He isn't walking yet, although he has demonstrated that he can stand without holding onto anything. Personally, I think the reason he doesn't seem interested in walking is because he can crawl so fast and climb so high. What does he need with walking? George and I can walk, but we can't climb like Samuel can!
Love,
Sharon
Samuel is becoming a little monkey! He reminds me of you when you were his age. He recently learned that by pushing smaller objects up against larger pieces of furniture, he can climb onto higher surfaces and get into things that used to be beyond his reach. Today he pushed an end table away from the couch, which gave him access to the violin case I store under that table. He used the case to climb onto the end table, and from the end table he crossed to the couch and quickly crawled to the other end of it to get at the space heater sitting on the opposite end table!
Sometimes I'll watch him trying to climb onto something, and I'll think, "He'll never make it; it's too high. He'll get stuck halfway and start crying for me." By he always proves me wrong. Sometimes, however, he won't know how to get down again. A few days ago I heard him crying in another room, and when I found him, he was kneeling on top of a stool, unable to get down. An empty 6-liter water bottle was on its side next to the stool, and I assmue that's what he used to climb up on his perch.
He isn't walking yet, although he has demonstrated that he can stand without holding onto anything. Personally, I think the reason he doesn't seem interested in walking is because he can crawl so fast and climb so high. What does he need with walking? George and I can walk, but we can't climb like Samuel can!
Love,
Sharon
