tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post1156732369526797647..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: MountaineeringStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-16561134194652132012010-02-03T08:05:17.517+01:002010-02-03T08:05:17.517+01:00Tenon_Saw: you're right... I have been horrend...Tenon_Saw: you're right... I have been horrendously neglectful!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-45080255260589248852010-02-02T22:16:31.143+01:002010-02-02T22:16:31.143+01:00Any right-thinking parent would have had a camera ...Any right-thinking parent would have had a camera to hand to capture the moment, storing it away to embarrass him in front of numerous future girlfriends...KeyReedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894097012924024789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-90418857722644173122010-02-02T21:09:29.996+01:002010-02-02T21:09:29.996+01:00Löst Jimmy: I've already signed him up for a R...Löst Jimmy: I've already signed him up for a Ray Mears adventure holiday.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-5271552385600660472010-02-02T20:49:40.543+01:002010-02-02T20:49:40.543+01:00You've got an adventurer on your hands!You've got an adventurer on your hands!Löst Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907139441842698894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-56417485975585294792010-02-02T20:00:03.312+01:002010-02-02T20:00:03.312+01:00Gina: a 14 month old on a bodyboard down 3 flights...Gina: a 14 month old on a bodyboard down 3 flights of stairs?!? OhmyGod! I'm hyperventilating just thinking about it!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-28791138002962902412010-02-02T15:41:35.314+01:002010-02-02T15:41:35.314+01:00Aww little Tom! I'm going all broody again.
...Aww little Tom! I'm going all broody again.<br /><br />I never had stairgates - I just taught them to go up and down stairs in crawl mode as soon as they started to move. And they all did. <br /><br />But I did have a scary moment once. Harry and Jack had a habit of stair-sledging on a body board. We had a 3-storey house and they'd sledge down each flight of stairs on the board. One day they got Joe (who was about 14 months) and stuck him on the sledge, his little hands clutching on to the sides, beaming away and pushed him down. He loved it of course. First I knew was when Harry shrieked at me, "mum, get your camera, you've got to see this". Yikes! The bodyboard was conviscated for a while as I couldn't stand the stress.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-14999029496973423552010-02-02T08:07:31.235+01:002010-02-02T08:07:31.235+01:00Completely Alienne: he takes after me for being ti...Completely Alienne: he takes after me for being tidy and although I certainly don't want to discourage it I also don't want him to become OCD about it either... a bit of dirt is good!<br /><br />Amanda: we've tried teaching him to come down on his bum but he isn't keen (especially when his nappy is full - understandable, really). He much prefers coming down the "proper grown-up way" - standing up, holding on to the bannister. This tends to put him at full stretch though so I'm actually quite glad he prefers to be carried down - I'm sure when he's grown a little more it'll all become easier for him.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-55435414818335706302010-02-02T02:19:18.733+01:002010-02-02T02:19:18.733+01:00haha, our Scowly Teen used to whizz up and down ou...haha, our Scowly Teen used to whizz up and down our stairs happily. She would often put her self to bed, altho' this meant finding her asleep on the floor outside her bedroom door which had blown shut in a breeze! The best way for her to get downstairs she found was to lye down and slide backwards on her tummy! Must have been really uncomfortable but she always arrived down safely. Our youngest however was more likely to be carried down.The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-86499750868899341982010-02-02T00:08:05.109+01:002010-02-02T00:08:05.109+01:00If he shows signs of being houseproud then encoura...If he shows signs of being houseproud then encourage him, and train him up. Kids who are naturally tidy are as rare as hen's teeth and should be nurtured.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-12081960568424787902010-02-01T21:09:47.154+01:002010-02-01T21:09:47.154+01:00ArtSparker: when he's 18 he may have to carry ...ArtSparker: when he's 18 he may have to carry <i>me</i> upstairs...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-20834688072378077462010-02-01T20:59:19.530+01:002010-02-01T20:59:19.530+01:00He'll be 18 before you know it. Then you'r...He'll be 18 before you know it. Then you're going to miss these days...ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-51148285992806567782010-02-01T20:34:58.554+01:002010-02-01T20:34:58.554+01:00Kaz: I'm not joking, he is already quite parti...Kaz: I'm not joking, he is already quite particular about putting stray chocolate wrappers in the bin and putting his mug on a drink's mat. He'll be wearing white gloves next and running his fingers distastefully across my book shelves...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-37667448354889071392010-02-01T20:32:31.073+01:002010-02-01T20:32:31.073+01:00Good for Tom - Next job: take out the rubbish and ...Good for Tom - Next job: take out the rubbish and wheel out the bin.KAZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621294189351906599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-78274833683794318802010-02-01T14:34:39.966+01:002010-02-01T14:34:39.966+01:00FF: by the way he's going he might have me on ...FF: by the way he's going he might have <i>me</i> on reins by the time he's 15!<br /><br />Nota Bene: nope, he didn't twig anything was wrong at all. I actually think when heard us say "put it on the stairs" he interpreted it as "take it upstairs", saw the gate was open and made what is after all the logical connection.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-54241520256710375982010-02-01T14:31:00.073+01:002010-02-01T14:31:00.073+01:00...I assume he was totally oblivious to it all. W......I assume he was totally oblivious to it all. What a heart-stopping moment, but as it turned out, a great talking point in the future...Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-51936233185022784252010-02-01T14:26:31.634+01:002010-02-01T14:26:31.634+01:00And posts like this just make me so glad I am not ...And posts like this just make me so glad I am not a parent - I don't think I could cope with the worry and the strain. I would have them on reins until they were 15.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-68599795284915943972010-02-01T12:10:30.226+01:002010-02-01T12:10:30.226+01:00MissBehaving: funnily enough my mum said the same ...MissBehaving: funnily enough my mum said the same thing of me - I'd regularly fall down all of the stairs and have not a scratch on me, then one day fell down the bottom two and ended up in hospital! I guess if it's gonna happen it's gonna happen.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-31098900058660128002010-02-01T12:08:48.688+01:002010-02-01T12:08:48.688+01:00OMG, but awesome job on the little one, he's m...OMG, but awesome job on the little one, he's made a quantuum leap in courage and ability.<br />Best not to think of what might have been and how clever he knew to take the toothpaste upstairs.<br />My youngest son once fell all the way down the stairs, top to bottom, wooden stairs, no carpet, not a mark on him, bounced all the way, his brother tripped over thin air in the middle of an empty room and had four stitches!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-48946929197167371372010-02-01T11:24:08.335+01:002010-02-01T11:24:08.335+01:00The Moiderer: I must admit I definitely experience...The Moiderer: I must admit I definitely experienced a "legs turning to jelly" moment.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-29361763071038694262010-02-01T11:04:58.448+01:002010-02-01T11:04:58.448+01:00We had the same thing when our little one was abou...We had the same thing when our little one was about 1 year old. Your heart comes out of your mouth, you break out in a cold sweat and the world of "What if's" go through your mind. Scary!The Moidererhttp://www.themoiderer.comnoreply@blogger.com