While many 13- month olds are just learning to walk, Kole has advanced to running, crawling on furniture like a monkey and working a compromise with a kitchen cabinet.
I installed the little cabinet lock things on all our lower cabinets ... except for one. To the left of our dishwasher is a little half-cabinet, good enough to throw a few cutting boards, a stand-up cheese grater and other miscellaneous kitchen devices. It was the only cabinet without a lock on it. We thought Kole would never figure it out. It's taken a while, but recently he did figure it out. The option was to go out and get a new package of cabinet lock-things to put it on one more cabinet to keep him away from some cutting boards, or else. Well, while staying recently at his Grandma Thomas' house, he found a quick and sudden fascination with her Tupperware cabinet, which she let him roam and explore and most just pull stuff out. Grandma didn't mind and this little featuer occupied and fascinated his time. So, back at home, we figured we'd reach a compromise with a cabinet - especially when he started throwing a rare freak-out tantrum when pulled away from the cabinet. He's a young monkey who needs to explore. It's in his DNA like running to a Greyhound. So, we found new homes for our practical kitchen items, then filled the cabinet with our crappiest Tupperware. If we find ourselves in the living room watching TV and don't notice Kole around but hear a nearby scuffle and racket, we now know where he is.
Attached is a photo of where you'll more-than-likely find Kole these days at the house. I'll also attach a photo of him with his very last can of baby formula. It's become a bit of a drum-toy, as he's now moved on to whole milk. By the way, we may have phased out bottles entirely and moved exclusively to sippy-cups or parent-assisted open-cup drinking.
Thank you for the lovely post.
ReplyDeleteI have one year old daughter who is very bright for her age. Please can you tell me a good place to buy toddler educational toys?
We have not researched or thought too much about toys, and which will invigorate the mind the best. At 13-months, we're fine with him just being a rambunctious toddler. His interests and curiosity is an evolving model, so it's hard to pick a toy that will stimulate him the right way before he becomes bored with it. We just try to engage him personally with his existing toys (purchased as gifts, hand-me-downs from cousins, bought at a garage sale, etc.) instead of just leaving him alone with a toy to figure out on his own. If we give him a mental nudge, he'll often discover things with the toys in his own way.
ReplyDeleteyou should post the picture of you in my little kitchen hiding in a cabinet of it. It should be in your baby book?? It's not the one of you hiding betwn the real fridage and cabinet, it was my avacado green kitchen in my room on Moorehead. Kole looks just like you. I miss the little bugger. We will have to babysit when we get home.
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