It's so funny how many opinions you have about being a parent before you are one. I didn't understand those "crazy" mom's who put leashes on their kids, or wouldn't be with their child every second of every day...who needs babyproofing, you'll be right there! Then there comes being a parent, and you'd better throw out any opinions you had before because chances are you're going to break every imaginary rule you had, and praise the awesome ideas other mom's came up with like the leashes, or my latest discovery, "Squeaker Sneakers." Reality is that mom's aren't there holding their kid's hand every second, and once your baby is walking, it makes it really hard to keep up with them. Olivia's been walking well for about two weeks now. I turn around for one second and she's GONE! There is always an adrenaline rush for the two seconds it takes to find her, but I hate it. In come the sneakers, example #1. See video below...
The motto is, "Let your ears be your eyes!" So true. Just another quick laugh at myself and the mom I am, is how anything is open to being a toy, as long as it keeps Olivia occupied instead of breaking picture frames, opening cabinets, banging stuff on the glass coffee table. Example #2: