stair master

No, I’m not about to write about my forays into exercising.  Because let’s be honest.  I am a lazy woman who would prefer to eat instead of workout.  This does not mesh well with the new tankini I purchased for our upcoming cruise, a tankini that arrived yesterday and will promptly be returned.  I guess I don’t look terrible, but I’m needing to lose some weight.  Oh well, that’s another post for another time.

The real meaning behind that title?  AIDEN IS CLIMBING STAIRS.  You read that right.  The child is just climbing up the entire flight of stairs with no issues whatsoever.  Yesterday I watched him climb up the first step and I thought, “Oh, I wonder how long it will take him to master this?”  Answer?  Within 5 minutes he was up the steps and on our second floor.  Shit.  And also, holy hell, am I in trouble!  I did take pics, but of course they are still on my camera.  What?  Don’t give me that look!  I’m too busy corralling this child and keeping him off the steps to bother uploading photos to my computer right now!

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that he’s doing this, as it seems Aiden has always accomplished physical tasks early and quickly.  I just never figured my kid would be crawling, standing up, and CLIMBING the steps before he’s even eight months old!  Of course, he isn’t fast at everything.  I’ve been a little worried because he isn’t talking a lot.  Sure, he squeals and makes noise and blows raspberries, but he isn’t actually babbling.  No “mama” or “baba” or “dada.”  In fact, he doesn’t even really say “ma” or “da” or “ba.”  I suppose I shouldn’t worry too much, because he is incredibly happy and engaged with us.  He loves to mimic us when we stick out our tongues or open and shut our mouths, so I suppose mimicking our speech isn’t too far off.

Still, kid, I wish you’d chill out with the physical stuff for a little while and just focus on the verbal skills for now!  Your obsessive compulsive (worrying) mother would thank you.  And she’d love if we could just sit still for a while and talk.