A few days ago, as I walked down the hallway in our house with Lola seated on the side of my hip, I heard a thud. I looked over at her and she was proudly smiling at her accomplishment: a framed photo ripped off the wall and thrown to the ground.
Lola 1, Mommy 0.
Later, Josh told me about his trip to the video store. There, the claw managed to knock over a shelf of DVDs. As he bent down to pick them up, six more toppled onto his head.
Lola 2, Daddy 0.
This new feat should come as no surprise to us. Lately, we've marveled over her ability to lean back Matrix style while being held in our arms. She would stretch out one arm and we would cheer her on, amazed at how skillfully she balanced herself. She would smile and reach out again. Blindly, we praised her, while it was unbeknown to us that she was mastering the art of destruction.
It soon became clear that we needed a strategy to counter the claw. Luckily, while Josh and I are first-timers at this parenting game, others before us figured some of this out.
For example, those seats in the grocery store carts? They aren't for your convenience and that strap isn't for the baby's safety. THEY ARE MEANT TO CONTAIN THE CLAW. They know how these innocent-looking babes work. One minute they are babbling away, the next minute they destroy. Trust me, I know.
The look on her face in that picture is all, "What, me grab these apples?"
ReplyDeleteShe's too smart, though. She can't bite those yet. But get near the sweet potatoes...BAM! CLAW!