We've Got a Climber

sitting around catching a breath watching t.v with Tom, I happened to witness something exciting, yet very unnerving as any mother will agree with me. Brendan is doing his rounds of playing and running and screaming and opening the refrigerator to get his "dink" as he calls it - we can't seem to get the "rr' in there ... but he sees everybody else sitting around, so he decides to come over and join us . ok. What does he do? he goes over to the couch, and hoists his leg up and climbs up all by himself and sits on the couch! I sat there with my mouth open ready to catch him if he fell, grabbed my camera because this was a milestone, and let Tom watch him, my heart was in my throat, but he did it! He was so proud of himself! Me on the other hand was like "Excuse me!' what was that?who taught you that? what do you think you're doing?" He just smiled and got down feet first and got back up again smiling triumphant with my heart in my throat again. So , the two's have started- climbing, shouting, all that good stuff- 2008 's gonna be FUUN! I can see it now- he already has lump upon lump from cracking his head on the cement/ linoleum floor- what's next? please no broken bones- my heart cant take that... Lord gimme strength..