Sly, Devious, and Bears Close Watching

James is ratcheting up his cognitive abilities. For the last week he has been trying to carry his daddy's scripture case around the house. It is about as heavy as he can move and he carries it between his knees as he wobbles along. We found out today why he has been doing this strength training.
This morning he picked his toy box up, walked across the room, set it down, stepped up onto it, and was able to get his daddy's cell phone from the back corner of the desk. There was no hesitation or apparent effort as he did this. It was as though he realized he could and just did. We watched in morbid fascination as we realized what he was doing. No longer is the desk safe or any surface that can be climbed to. Another epoch has begun.

We will definitely have to keep a closer eye on this little man. To follow that up, he found a crate to drag over to the piano so he could play piano with me, which wasn't so bad except for the fact that he got too excited and toppled off after a few very good bass chords. So if you see him with more bumps and scrapes you know why.

James: Oooo.... the gate is open. Better run over and see what I can get in to....

You can be sure that he watches all points of entrance closely and will quickly move if you forget to close one.