What Matteo did today!!

My heart still races every time I think of it, how in just a few minutes and a moment of distraction, an unsafe environment can be created. On Tuesday I was probably trying to get too much done and when we got home from a visit I was in the kitchen getting supper ready while keeping an eye on Matteo playing in the living and dining room area, or so I thought. I usually have a safety gate at the bottom of the stairs and between the kitchen and dining room. From the kitchen I can mostly see and hear Matteo. What I noticed first was the quiet so when I came into the living room to see what he was doing, I couldn't find him. I turned around and looked at the stairs and the gate I thought I had put on, was not there and in a panic I called out for Matteo who cried out for me from the second floor landing. In a few minutes he had climbed 15 stairs and was wandering around in the hallway!!...Thank God he didn't try to come back down! I was so relieved that he was okay, so upset at myself, so happy that he could climb the stairs safely and made a mental note that I needed to teach him how to safely go down the stairs too...all in the same moment. All it takes is a moment and yes too many things on one's plate can easily lead to forgetting to put the safety gate back on the stairs!... I'm sure there will be other experiences like this as Matteo is a very curious little boy always trying to go where he is not supposed to and exploring and trying different things especially when his mommy forgets to put up gates and isn't looking.

On Wednesday instead he chose, instead of trying to climb stairs, to take out of his book shelf as many books as he could. Not sure if he was counting them, or just trying to find just the right book to read, but it was fun watching him do this with such focus. He only stopped when I decided to capture it on film. i'm much happier with these kinds of adventures and not climbing stairs when your mommy thinks she is supervising you and instead you're climbing up high!! I hope you reach for the stars Matteo and your mommy will continue to try to do her best to keep you as safe as I can, on your climb!!