Have you ever wished you were elasta-girl? Not just a costume you put on at Halloween. I mean the authentic arms stretching to eternity elasta-girl. You could grab a baby tumbling down the stairs, or catch a glass falling before it shatters or, even, scoop up a baby and hold him high above your head for about 20 minutes so that you could catch your breath. (You know he would love it.)
Asher has definitely made me think that being elasta-girl would be awesome. He is so busy all day long. Sometimes it almost seems like he is looking for the next thing to get into. We take him from one thing/place and he immediately goes to the next naughty thing/place. The whole family has now learned to keep all doors closed, all cupboards locked, and books off the ground. Even with that, he still keeps me on my toes...like just 30 seconds ago, he learned how to open the dishwasher and broke a glass. Luckily, he wasn't hurt.
I know it is just because he so dang smart. He is very observant. He loves to watch you do things and repeat them. He loves to figure things out. I sometimes can't believe he is only 13 months old. I remember people telling me that they thought Austin was ADHD when he was little because he was like Asher is. He just turned out to be a smart kid and he is NOT ADHD. I am really hoping Asher turns out the same way. In the meantime, I am going to need to learn super-human powers so I can make sure he doesn't get hurt or hurt anything/one else.
Oh yeah, did I mention he climbs too! Now you may be thinking..."Geez, Jennifer, you have had 3 other children, you should be used to all this by now." I know, I thought the same thing. But he REALLY is harder. The people at the gym daycare even had to rearrange their furniture because he kept climbing on everything and they didn't want him hurting himself. So it's not just me. :) But look how cute he is. He is so proud of himself for helping clean up the mess he made.
One day, the girls were yelling for me to come and get Asher because he was stuck. I ran to see what was the matter and this is what I found. He really was stuck. I thought I was going to have to call Chris, or worse, the fire department. I finally, and carefully, got him out but ever since he has discovered the vents, they have become his new best friend. Let's just say that if we are ever missing something, the vents are the first place to look.
4 comments:
Holy cow!! You've got your hands full! :) What a cute little boy, though.
That is hilarious. I'm so glad you got a picture of him stuck in the vent. I totally believe you about how different it is. Jaxson is so extreme about climbing, running, jumping etc and Kade was extreme in the opposite direction. He went out of his way to not do any of those things. Jaxson is always covered in little bruises and cuts so we hardly notice them but if Kade ever had a mark it was a big deal.
Oh you do have your hands full! Max is a year older, and he is so much harder than Grace - He likes to bring me knives, just to show me that he can open the dishwasher and bring them to me.... And one time Max totally got stuck down the vent, I thought we were going to have to cut a hole in the floor to get him out.
Oh - and we ended up screwing down most of our vents - so if something gets dropped down there, its gone for good now!
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