The Things They Do
Peter is a climber. And Nathan has learned much from his brother.
Peter is upstairs right now climbing in and out of his dresser drawers to reach the top-- although it's naptime and he is supposed to be sleeping. Earlier, Nathan was "performing" his new trick which he concocted only earlier this week. Nathan's big trick is to climb on the chest behind the loveseat, hoist himself onto the back of the loveseat, lie down and then roll down the front of the loveseat until he is lying on the seat cushions. He thinks it's great fun.
What strikes me as so odd, or maybe sadly indicative of the grip autism has on our family, is how blase I am about the boys behavior. Five years ago, I would have been all over Gabrielle saying things like "be careful" and "don't do that" or removing temptation from her line of sight. Now, the boys' behavior can often be so "out there" that minor things like climbing to sit on the dresser or rolling onto the couch cushions seem tame.
Or maybe I'm just learning to pick my battles :)
Peter is upstairs right now climbing in and out of his dresser drawers to reach the top-- although it's naptime and he is supposed to be sleeping. Earlier, Nathan was "performing" his new trick which he concocted only earlier this week. Nathan's big trick is to climb on the chest behind the loveseat, hoist himself onto the back of the loveseat, lie down and then roll down the front of the loveseat until he is lying on the seat cushions. He thinks it's great fun.
What strikes me as so odd, or maybe sadly indicative of the grip autism has on our family, is how blase I am about the boys behavior. Five years ago, I would have been all over Gabrielle saying things like "be careful" and "don't do that" or removing temptation from her line of sight. Now, the boys' behavior can often be so "out there" that minor things like climbing to sit on the dresser or rolling onto the couch cushions seem tame.
Or maybe I'm just learning to pick my battles :)
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