Athena

Athena has become a crazy climber! She will climb up onto chairs then up anything else that is near that chair. It is dangerous. She can't climb up onto couches by herself, thank goodness, unless there is something for her to step on first. But if you put her on the couch int he tv room she will climb up on the wall shelf which wraps around almost the entire room. She tries crawling along that and getting the things we have placed up there to keep away from her.
If she is on the tv room couch she will go from there onto the armchair and then onto the fireplace. Not safe!

I loved when she learned to go up and down the stairs alone. I loved when she become really mobile through walking. But learning to climb up everything...NOT loving it.

She has loved climbing the boys' bunkbed ladder to get onto the bed for many months now. We've had to remove the ladder every morning and put it back every night for her safety. Often we forget and when we realize Athena has disappeared from sight we can guess right where she is...on the ladder!

We have to keep the bathroom door closed or she will be in there pulling everything out of drawers, trying to get in the toilet or tub. Or her favorite, standing on the little stool to grab the toothbrushes or toothpaste from the sink. The problem is that it's only a three legged stool and she doesn't balance very well on it so she falls often.

Not only is she always finding trouble but she loves doing what she knows she should not. It's a game to her. So this may be normal for toddlers but she is so cute about it...she has her normal laugh and her diabolical laugh. Her "haha...I'm being a Stinker" laugh. If I catch her doing something she knows she shouldn't she will do her diabolical laugh. If I catch her and say "You Stinker!" She likes it even more and does her laugh. It's adorable.
I tried to video tape it the other day by allowing her to get onto the fireplace but she didn't laugh or react as she usually does. Maybe she knew I was allowing it. I will try again when she's sincerely being a stinker.

She's a pretty little girl when her hair is done so. The problem is she is learning how to prevent me from being able to do her hair. I use to have to be quick and get her hair tied or clipped before she tried squirming away. Now she won't even give me a moment to try. As soon as I go to her with a comb or anything she begins throwing her body around in an ever successful attempt to prevent her hair being done. She wants it loose and free. I understand. But it makes her look like a boy.

Lachoneus loves making Athena smile and laugh. She is her entertainer and she loves it. Sometimes she will start laughing before he even begins trying. He just makes her happy.

Tiberias is becoming a big boy. He too wants to make Athena laugh. He has started making attempts to cheer her up when she needs it or at random times.

Athena is 1 year and 2 weeks old. Luke is 6 and a half. Ty is 4 and a half.
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