Getting into things

I have posted a lot about how sweet and well behaved my daughter is, and for the most part that is what she is like. However, she has recently become more curious and tested the waters of what is and is not allowed.



Dani loves to draw, not with crayons or pencils, but with pens. She knows (from experience) not to draw on Mommy and Daddy's sheets (I know it is a great big canvas, but it's still not allowed). She is still learning not to draw on her table or the couch, but this still occurs. Then Wednesday, she decided she would make a great canvas.

Here is a list of things Dani attempts lately. Though some of these things are allowed, most are pushing the line of what is and is not allowed.

• She is able to reach up to the kitchen counters and a few times has grabbed the hilt of a knife. Luckily we either catch her before it is off the counter, or she hands it to us saying "kni_"
• She learned to climb on the couch this week and tries to walk across it bouncing along the way.
• Since learning to climb on the couch, she wondered what climbing on the dishwasher door would be like (luckily this was prevented).
• She loves to play in the water left on the dishwasher lid while I'm loading and unloading dishes. She has tried to put her babies and books in this water, but to her dismay this is not allowed.
• She loves playing on Mom and Dad's bed sitting down right next to the edge despite having once fallen off by doing this.
• She finds pens everywhere and knows how to click them open.
• She has been finding scissors lately too (but luckily she doesn't know how to use them or what they are for YET)
• She puts toys (and keys) in boxes and holes. I had to stop her once from putting things in the sub woofer (don't want it to disappear).
• She grabs our cameras (even the more expensive one) tries to push all the buttons and pretends to take pictures.
• She turns on the television monitor, and changes the source on the receiver while others are watching it.
• She still turns on the xbox.
• She takes Dad's Rockband drum sticks and tries to play it herself (foot pedal and everything) and then hides the drum sticks all over the condo (especially in boxes or with her toys.)
• She asks for Mom's belt (while she is wearing it) and when she gets frustrated because she doesn't know how to put it on herself.
• She tries to put used bowls on her head like a hat.

These are just a few that I have time to think of, though I'm sure there are more. I really can't complain because I expected as much from a 15 month old. She's still much easier than I expected.