As you can see, Asher is mastering the art of "getting into crap." In fact, he's so good at it that he can actually scoot his roundabout (the thing he's sitting in here... not just the seat, but the ENTIRE thing) all the way from the couch to the entertainment center just so he can grab at stuff and... well... make a mess.
He pulls the baskets he can reach out of the storage cube, then he proceeds to grab each of the DVDs/Wii games, examine them, and then toss them down.
Don't worry - we don't intend to let our Kini run rampant for the rest of his life. There will come a time when we teach him what is and is not okay to touch. But for now, this is such great learning for him. He can't move freely and independently yet, so he's limited on what he can "get into." I'm not going to deny him the opportunity to learn and explore. Yes, for now it's lots of stuff to pick up and put away when he's done (ahhhhh! Type A!), but I can live with that. :)
he is such a cutie :D
ReplyDeleteI love it! I remember when big M finally got mobile enough to do stuff like that. It was both a blessing and a curse at the same time. We actually had to reorganize EVERYTHING so she could get into stuff. We put a ton of kids books on the shelf that she dismantled about 10 times a day. Toys on a shelf that she dismantled just as often. It was a great learning experience for all of us. If you don't want your DVD's Wii and other stuff messed up, we put them all in a CD folder and just let the kids go wild on the cases. They are colorful and attractive and it is fun to open. Uses hand eye coordination as well as fine motor skills. It is tough to encourage but discourage at this stage so you just kind of set it up so he can't do real damage and let the fun begin. This stage lasted about a year for my older child but only about 4-5 months continuous destruction and then it is about once a week or so now. We are now teaching her to clean up.
ReplyDeleteugh, I remember those days...every DVD, every book off the shelf and thrown around the floor!! It's about time he starts getting into stuff!!
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling! I'm excited every time the baby does something new, but then I kind of wish it wasn't so messy! :)
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