The start of a new era

Just now, I put Finny to bed and he started crying a little bit. This happens about 50% of the time - he doesn't want to go to sleep so he cries for about 1 minute before putting himself to sleep.

But tonight, he started crying, and then I heard a thump. I opened the door and he was just standing there, right by the door. He had obviously climbed out of the crib.

He'd never done this before.

He had been planning it for a while - he'd fling his leg over the edge and threaten to go over, but he never had the courage before. But, it was all planned out in his head.

So, I put him back in the crib and stood next to the door so he couldn't see me, and instantly he grabbed ahold of the edge of the crib, lifted his leg over, flung himself over the edge while still holding on, and then released his grip, dropping the last few inches to the floor.

I was actually impressed by his technique. He was very fluid and controlled, he was never in any danger. It was a little bit like watching that one little indian guy dancing - like a toddler doing something he shouldn't be able to do.

I sat with him in the rockin chair until he went to sleep, then when I put him back in the crib he woke up again and hopped out. I'm not sure what to do at this point, so he's now up and walking around and I'm typing on my blog.

He's going to be cranky tomorrow!

The Park

At least a few times a week, Finny and I head out to the park after work. Sometimes we just play on the playground.

But, we also sometimes walk around on the nature trails that surround the park.

His favorite past-time is the collection and constant upgrading of sticks. He must always have a stick, and if he spots a better one, he chucks the current one and goes for the upgrade.

This stick in particular was one of the nicer ones.



He also likes to run around. Normally, when we're actually in the forest, I'll make him hold my hand the entire time (so he doesn't fall off a cliff or something, ya know?). But sometimes, when we get into a nice open field, I'll let him run free. He cries out, "running!" and then runs off.


So, as Finny and I were walking through one of the nature trailed, we heard some running water about 20 feet away. We decided (well, I guess I decided) that we were going to track down the source of the water.

So, we walked around for a while on the nature paths and finally got to the river! It was only a few inches deep (seriously!) so I let Finny play around next to it. He loves throwing rocks into the water.