Caroline is presently in what I call the Wile E Coyote stage of child development.
You know how the coyote can run past the edge of a cliff and keep going, but doesn’t fall until he notices he’s standing in mid-air, at which point gravity takes hold?
Well, Caroline is at the same point when it comes to standing. She’ll be standing in her playpen by means of holding onto the edge and get interested in some toy. She’ll reach down and pick it up. Now she’s gripping the playpen with one hand and examining the toy in the other. At some point invariably she’ll release her grip and start playing with the toy with two hands, oblivious to the fact that she’s standing. And suddenly she’ll blink and look down, realize what she’s doing…and promptly fall.
My guess is she’ll be walking within a month, at which point–with all the books on the shelves–we’re well and truly screwed.
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