Thomas is on the verge of crawling. He has mastered getting up on his hands and knees, and will rock back and forth in an attempt to advance. He has learned that the legs are an important part of this process, and will sometimes push forward with them. He has not, however, figured out that the arms play any role. When combined with the leg action, this has led to some carpet burn on his forehead.
Anyhow, Mandy and I have begun to baby proof the house. A key step was the installation of a cat door in our basement door since the cats' litter is down there. We have normally left the door slightly ajar, but given Thomas' increased mobility and the deadly stairs that lay beyond the door, we knew something had to be done.
Step one was ensuring that our cats would fit though the door. We assumed that Pete (the white cat) would be fine, but
Babbington (the stripey cat) has been gaining weight and we were not sure that he would be able to jam himself through. To test the door I first installed it on a cardboard box and then put cat treats inside.
Babbington thought that this was a pretty good deal, and wormed his way into the box with no difficulty. However, things looked less appealing when Pete showed up and attacked him as he tried to leave the box. Eventually Thomas took an interest too, but did not - thankfully - try to get through the door (nor will he fit).
Thomas is on the verge of crawling. He has mastered getting up on his hands and knees, and will rock back and forth in an attempt to advance. He has learned that the legs are an important part of this process, and will sometimes push forward with them. He has not, however, figured out that the arms play any role. When combined with the leg action, this has led to some carpet burn on his forehead.
Anyhow, Mandy and I have begun to baby proof the house. A key step was the installation of a cat door in our basement door since the cats' litter is down there. We have normally left the door slightly ajar, but given Thomas' increased mobility and the deadly stairs that lay beyond the door, we knew something had to be done.
Step one was ensuring that our cats would fit though the door. We assumed that Pete (the white cat) would be fine, but Babbington (the stripey cat) has been gaining weight and we were not sure that he would be able to jam himself through. To test the door I first installed it on a cardboard box and then put cat treats inside. Babbington thought that this was a pretty good deal, and wormed his way into the box with no difficulty. However, things looked less appealing when Pete showed up and attacked him as he tried to leave the box. Eventually Thomas took an interest too, but did not - thankfully - try to get through the door (nor will he fit).
1 comment:
Maybe there's some bad parenting skills you could invoke to slow down the crawling. How about leaving him in slippery socks? You need some more time of sedentary child!
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