Two Little Monkeys

I am known in my PAMOM circle as the mom with the climbers. Both my kids are EXCELLENT climbers, especially Jake. I think this all stems from Abby's stubbornness to crawl. If she hadn't been behind on crawling, we never would have enrolled them in My Gym and encouraged every little gross motor skill. They now soar in this area and test about 6 months to a year ahead of where they should be (not mentally mind you, just physically).
I'm very proud of my little monkeys, but they definitely keep you on your toes. There is no space safe in my house now. Jake can climb over the baby gates too, but luckily he has only attempted that once. I'm actually thinking of starting my own baby proofing business. I'll come over to your house, turn my two loose and let them tell you where/what needs to be secured. I can even recommend the products to baby proof, you'll just need to install everything yourself. I think I'll call it Two Little Monkeys!
On this particular day, Jake decided he wanted a cookie (at 9 in the morning!). So, he scaled the cabinet up to the counter and helped himself (notice he's not sharing with Abby though). Nothing is safe at my house anymore. We can no longer put things on the counters for time out. If the kids really want them, they'll find a way to get them. Abby can't get on the counters yet, but she's got a great reach and "counter surfs" all the time. She's quite good at it.


I haven't video taped the kids in a long time, but when I saw the kids doing this I had to go and grab the camera. I know they should not be doing this (and now they think it's okay to do since I didn't correct them immediately), but I just had to laugh when I saw them. You'd go crazy living with toddlers if you didn't laugh every now and then at the things they do. Sit back and enjoy a glimps into my daily life. Don't forget the speakers...again, the music makes the video!

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