The Stair Master

In the past Tori had no interest in climbing the stairs. We'd set her on the bottom stair, she'd climb up two or three steps and turn around to come down. This would've resulted in a face first dive down the stairs, but we were there to ensure that didn't happen.

Within the past couple of days all of that has changed. Every chance she got this weekend, she climbed the stairs. We'd have to keep taking her off the stairs when we'd catch her and bring her back to the living room. She'd head right back for the stairs to climb them again. On occasion, she made it to the top without us noticing. Once at the top, she started screaming because she couldn't get through the gate at the top of the stairs. During one instance, she was trying to get through and almost stepped back and fell, I got to her in time, but my failure to watch her was the reason she was at the top of the stairs.



Her new climbing ability has also lead to trying to get to things she can't reach. She'll climb on a bench or foam chair to reach something on the desk. Once she gets her prize, she'll realize she can't get down. She'll scream until we find her stuck on top of the furniture with a goody in her hand. We'll take her back to where we are and she'll end up stuck again later in the night.

Eventually she'll learn to get herself down without hurting herself. We've been working on getting off the couch by sliding herself down feet first (instead of head first). It hasn't taken yet. Eventually she'll learn to get up and DOWN on her own, it'll just take awhile. Besides, going up is more fun than going down.