Scaling the heights

Lucy is getting far to good at climbing stairs. Her tentative atempts recored previously have been replaced by her new mountain goat like agility. She can climb the whole stairs in one go - epecially if she knows that Barney is on Mummy and Daddy's bed. Look like we need another stair gate.

A Mountain to Climb

Why does Lucy insist on climbing the stairs all the time? Perhaps like the mountaineers - because they are there.

She can now climb both sets of stairs with worrying alacrity. We obviously need more stair gates.

First Step ...

Becoming a parent is a lesson in understanding motivation. Virtually everything a baby does is motivated by something - be it crawling to reach a desired toy or crying to gain attention. One of the greatest motivations in Lucy's world is her mission to catch and generally torment Barney the cat. The latest result of this being when Barney thought he had discovered the perfect place to hide or at least remain out of prodding range from the Sprock. Or so he thought.

Barney has started offering us money towards a stair gate.