Sunday, July 18, 2010

The Slide: Then and Now

It's taken me a while to download these videos...
First you'll see Thomas' early attempts at the slide, from mid-May. He liked going up and down the ladder, and sometimes going down the slide. 





Suddenly one weekend in June, he realized there was something even more fun to do with the slide than actually go down it: using it as a ladder to flip over the couch! Now we can count on him to provide this kind of entertainment at least 20 times per weekend. When his timing is really on, he'll actually do a somersault and land on the ground on his feet! No one is more surprised than he is when this happens. I wish I'd gotten video of it. 




In general, though, he's becoming more and more of a monkey. He can climb onto chairs (and dining room tables when there's a laptop for incentive!). He uses the coffee table as a toehold to climb onto the couch. Last weekend he flipped over the couch backward (no soft cushions to land on). Today I found him in his toybox. If it's a challenge to climb, he's all over it!

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