Climbing high

I guess I saw it coming but just didn't let it sink in.

I have a climber. An 11 month old climber.

It started off small. She climbed into little kiddie chairs. Climbed up on me while we sat. Try to nurse upside down. Climbed up the porch steps. I really just did not think much about it. Until.....

She climbed up the rock wall on the big kids play equipment. Oh no we are in trouble.  I hung out clothing and I had just looked back to check were the kids were. (We are fenced in the back yard.)  I turned back around and hung two items of clothing on the line. Turned back around and BAM there was my sweet little baby girl half way up the rock wall. I promptly took her down and put in her in the swing.

Next item she climbed was the recliner. She didn't just stop at the seat. Oh no that would be too easy. She climbed onto the top back of the seat. Lesson learned not to leave the room with her in it.


My desk top isn't immune either. Let to go potty and she was on top of my lap top. She learned how to make the mouse disappear.... Was not fun rebooting and figuring out how to make it reappear. (I'm not computer savvy people.)


Finally scare mom moment was when she climbed up on the big people chairs onto the kitchen table. I will never go potty again without her.


The question is how in the world do you stop her?  I don't really think there is a way. She is going to have to learn on her own like all the other kiddos. I'm sure falling is in our future. It happens. We haven't had any broken bones yet!

Rain

Praise the Lord we finally got rain here in the south! I think the kids were stunned this morning when they looked out their windows! Plus the rain made for good sleeping weather since Brayden slept in a few more minutes than normal and the girls about half an hour. This is major since we are all usually up no later than 6:30 am!

We have been a bit lazy today since we can't go outside and play. That is okay though. Sometimes we need the nice lazy days to just recoup from out wild crazy busy lives.

Learned a valuable lesson

So today  learned a valuable life lesson that honestly I should have already figured out.

Never vent about anything online.

Never do it.

I don't have much time for adult conversation considering I have four under three years of age. They are in the stage of getting into everything no matter what and I never get a break. I am Mom 24/7 even when Dad is at home.

I know I am stretched very line. I also know that this will not last.

I also complain about the dumb things hubby says and does and yes he does alot of things. He has a short temper.  This doesn't make him a bad person.  It upsets me greatly but does not make him a bad person. Nor does it make me a bad parent.

We don't agree on our parenting at all. I'm more laid back go with the flow because I am here all the time. If I were more strict I'd go CRAZY.  He is more strict and he is a spanker, I am not. I grew up having parents like that but reversed. My Mom was the spanker, my Dad... I can't remember my Dad ever disciplining me.  Now I do discipline my kids. They get time alone. My tornado three year old Brayden can't stand time alone. It works for him. The others I have never really had to give them time alone. Usually talking to the others works.  Different kids, different disciplines.

I admit we are extremely stressed out. Money wise we are screwed.  I keep the attitude of God provides what we need and when we need it. Hubby makes the income. He feels that he has all this responsibility on it and it makes his short temper even shorter. And yes he yells at me infront of the kids. (I never remember my parents doing that at all which could be why this shocks me so much. I can't even remember my parents having a conversation in front of us. Though my Mom reassures me that they did but I can't recall one at all).
People fight, they get mad, they get over it. No one is perfect at all.

I used to share in a group on facebook. I loved these woman. But I guess I over shared due to no adult contact. I shared what I would consider good news and bad news and the things my kids were doing that drove me crazy.  I won't say what I was told because I feel a bit violated. Especially coming from someone who has had problems of their own.

I guess the whole point is don't judge people. They don't know everything. They don't know how hard my hubby does work to support us. They don't know he tries to find side work when he can. They don't know our struggles or our joys. They don't know now he cooks supper when I am too tired or gets up to go put a child back to bed for the third time that night. Yes he can be a complete jerk but he can be sweet. May be just may be I am the issue, not him. They just don't know.

Maybe they don't understand that I have highly active children. They get into everything. It really is their age and it will pass. They don't know that I took my four kids out shopping alone and they were perfect angels. I even had two of the walking instead of in the stroller.

Whole point is don't judge.