Fearless

Mason amazes me...with his curiosity, exploratory behavior, bravery, and fearlessness!

{YES, I had some other parents amazed and perhaps a little appalled that I would let my 13-mo-old swing on the swing by himself

...now grant it the swingset is only about 5-6 inches off the ground and designed for the littlest ones AND I was right in front of him the whole time}

We seem to really like the stairs on the playground too.

Cool Baby, Cool!

Signs Of A Daring Child:

• When we arrive at the playground, Mason tackles it like he's king of the jungle gym. He enjoys playing on the stairs {sometimes he hogs it a little and Mommy has to step in to get him to move on}, climbing the high areas where only bigger kids should climb {like places where he'd definitely get injured if I weren't guarding him}, sliding down the slide by himself, and swinging on the swing alone.
• Mason's still a wiggle worm- he tries to climb out of restaurant high chairs {he can't budge from ours at home}, he climbs in and out of the bathtub, and he doesn't like sitting still or being held for extended periods of time. Pretty standard stuff for a toddler.
• I was hanging up new pictures in the stairwell and Mason followed me {which is fine as long as I'm immediately below to catch him should he fall}. In 2 seconds flat, he hiked himself to the top of the stairs and proceeded to purposefully slide down the steps on his belly in speedracer fashion. This is NOT the way I taught him to carefully go down the stairs.
• Now during bathtime, I constantly have to perceive his every head movement. Because Mason likes to dunk his face in the water. He thinks it's funny. I do not.