Our living room has gradually been transformed into Nicholas' playroom, but the bookcases along one wall still had board games and movies on the bottom two shelves where he could reach them. I think he first started pulling things off at around 6 months old, but he couldn't really do much damage to them or himself at that point. But he is now starting to figure out how to actually get boxes and cases open, which means the small pieces and breakable things inside are accessible. Combine this with the fact that we needed more space for his toys, and a change needed to be made.
And so today I moved all the movies into the cabinet under the TV, removed the framed pictures that had been on the top shelf of each bookcase, and rearranged to make the bottom two shelves Nicholas-friendly.
See:
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| From 2010 May |
And when I stepped back and looked at the result I was struck by something--we don't have a baby anymore. Those shelves are very clearly housing the toys of a toddler.
And no, the shelves didn't stay like that for long. I brought Nicholas home from daycare and he promptly beelined for the shelves, very excited by all the toys. He thinks the bins of blocks, balls, and trucks are the greatest--he promptly pulled them out and started removing each toy individually. Luckily he thinks putting them back in is as fun as removing them . . . for now. He also went individually to each toy and excitedly picked it up to show me. It was like he was discovering them each anew. Granted a few of those had ended up buried in the bottom of his toy bin for quite awhile. We'll see how this new system works over the next week or two and we can reevaluate.
Speaking of toddlers, doesn't he look like such a big boy?
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| From 2010 May |
There are no more babies here, Mommy. Tomorrow I turn 1 year old!
Happy Birthday, Nicholas!
ReplyDeleteOur house looks completely different than it did three years ago. Heck, there have been several versions each year! It's fun!