A few weeks ago Dash learned how to climb up the ladder to the book nook. This is as high as he got then. He thought it was pretty awesome. He could even climb down.
The day after his birthday he learned how to get all the way up. He was pretty stoked about it, but I was having bouts of anxiety and random heart attacks while he was up there. He clearly didnt know the dangers of being high, or that if he came down, it would hurt.
I tried to keep him away from it by blocking his way. It worked for the day. He wasnt a huge fan though.
The next morning he was playing in the family room. Bret was in the bathroom and I was still in bed. He climbed up the ladder and played for a while. Then he leaned over the railing too far and fell right out. Alaina was the only witness. He cried for a good long time, but he wasnt hurt.
Did falling out of the book nook scare him from doing it again. Nope. He was trying to climb up again after his nap.
So Bret took out the two bottom rungs of the ladder to keep him safe. The girls can get up, but he cant.
Oh was he mad!
