Babyproofing + Saturday Baby Blogging

The cool thing about the babies cruising around in their walkers way before they can walk on their own is that it is a nice way of recognizing where there are areas that need babyproofing. The walkers allow them a little cushion area-- what Keval called a "force field" around them that they can't quite reach. That doesn't mean they don't try, really really hard. Their little arms grab enthusiastically at the things they see-- the towels hanging on the cabinets, the garbage bag hanging out of the diaper pail, the electrical cords from the phone chargers that daddy always leaves in baby reach. (Those go straight towards the mouth, of course. So far I've caught Sean every time he's found the cords before they've made it to their mouth).

So now I know that the cat food dishes are unbelievably exciting. And the toilet paper is going to be a target. And the swinging doors between the kitchen and the formal dining area-- they hit them at what we call "ramming speed." Maia managed to get it open this morning.

They love their walkers. Maia is a little slower in it, because she's a whole three pounds lighter and a full inch and a 1/4 shorter than Sean, but she can move it pretty well too. Sean is everywhere in it and he also hates to be on the floor to crawl. He throws his legs in the air arches his back so he's lying on his tummy and squawks angrily. He doesn't want to crawl; it's lame. He wants to RIDE. Why walk when you can ride, man? Maia can crawl all over the place in a "Marine crawl" and boy is she fast.

Everyone has said "Oooh, you're going to have your hands full when they can walk." Yup. I sure am. Sentimental Schlock alert in:
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But full of wonderful, wonderful things.