The Cluttered Pantry

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. We were just hoping it would be later.

First it was a small thud, then the pitter-patter of tiny feet. We raced up stairs and opened the nursery door and there she was. Zhanna had flung herself out of her crib. The hilarious part is that when we found our little monkey she had put on her shoes and socks!

What could have that thought process been? “I want to play, I don’t want to nap…oh! I made it over the wall..oh no! I need my socks and shoes so I don’t get in trouble!” ?!?!?!?

The not funny part is of course that it is a big distance to fall from and she somehow had time to run and get some not crib safe toys and toss them in with Elena along with an outfit, so we found the little sister half undressed and basically stuck in her shirt.

It was… Mayhem? Bedlam? Funny and scary all at the same time.

So now what? Zhanna is not ready to be in a bed yet…or we aren’t ready for her to be in a bed, but seriously it might be good to actually all be speaking the same language and to have our routine a bit more solid before going for a major upgrade in toddler freedoms.

We are online looking at something called a crib tent, seems nutty….

We should have known this was coming. The other morning we found every item from both girls cribs piled high on the floor. The two of them curled up in little balls without blankets or stuffed animals or pillows. Poor Tigger and Pooh Bear.

And just in case anyone is wondering if all those time in sessions had any impact on Elena…. Check out where I found her favorite baby doll today (yes, the infamous time out corner)

The finale to the monkey tale (tail?) was Zhanna insisting on trecking down the front steps today on her own. With the resulting scrape on her nose and fat lip possibly slowing her down for at least the rest of the day?! Or not….

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