CRAWLING!

So Mya started to crawl about two and a half weeks ago and like most new parents Paul and I had no idea what was in store for us. Are new parents ever ready for a crawling child? We suspect not. Here are just a few examples of how ill prepared we were for a crawling child in our house...

2nd day of crawling. Mom to Dad, "What's in Mya's mouth?" Mom, "Oh gross it's a huge chunk of cat hair!" Looking at Mya smiling away as mom pulls the hair out of her mouth.

Day 4 or 5 of crawling. Mom to Dad, "What's that in Mya's mouth?" As mom puts her finger into her mouth and pulls out a chunk of wet, grey lint.

Day 6 In the Kitchen. Dad is getting dinner ready, turns around and Mya has found the dry cat food and is eating it. Dad tries to get the cat food out of her mouth, however, she closes it shut and the prying is useless. I wonder if the cat food tastes good?

Day 8 - Never leave your crawling child in the care of a person enthralled in the US Open. You may hear a scream and then thumping sounds as your child falls down the stairs. (Well, she really more like slid down them and thankfully they are carpeted) She was more scared than anything else and only cried for about 40 seconds, way to go Mya. Mommy and Daddy were shaken for a few days. And to prove my point that all new parents have no idea what is in store for them are all the stories I got after sharing Mya's falling down the stairs story. It seems everyone with a child has a story about how their child fell down the stairs, off the bed, changing table or any other high place and they usually did it more than once.
The baby gate that had been sitting downstairs for weeks went up approx 5 minutes after the fall. So did the plug covers. I think the drawers and cabinets are next.
And how do you baby proof cords? They have to go from the appliance to the wall and Mya just loves to pull on them. I haven't seen any cord hiders, make the cord invisible inventions, or any other good way for this dilemma. I'll keep thinking about it and maybe come up with an idea to make us rich, a daily thought of mine.

Today: mom is in the kitchen getting dinner ready. She turns around to see Mya eating the cat food AGAIN. Apparently Mommy didn't learn from Daddy's experience, however, I was able to get the food out of her mouth this time.

Crawling child = OCD Daddy, who now vacuums at least every day and sometimes twice, however, even after he just finishes, Mya still finds things to pick up, and yes, your guessed it, put into her mouth!

So that has been our latest adventure in parenting. Today she crawled over to her toy box, stood up and waved at us with one hand... We even have the picture to prove it: