November 16, 2006

Me Tarzan, Not Jane

Our little monkey is living up to her name. She has discovered that coordinated use of hands and feet means a gain of elevation, and escape. In the last couple of days, Priya can climb up to her high chair, and from there to the table.




But more interestingly, she has found out how to escape from her crib. (Side note: Try as I might, I wasn't able to find a single picture of Priya in her crib. Strange).

With the help of our video monitor, we saw how she does it. First she hooks one leg on the top. Then she pulls herself up until she's straddling the top. Then it's a twist until both legs are over on the other side. She hangs for a few seconds, and then lets go. It's a fall of about a foot, and after that... freedom.

Time for a bed.

4 comments:

Christy said...

What a cute little climber!!! I love the "look at me!" in her smile... :)

Tyson said...

it's so funny how little kids learn to creep around, hide, escape, and all sorts of other trickery. last week, cora hid quietly in the closet as a i went around the house asking aloud, "where's cora?!" i knew where she was, but just wanted to see how long she would hide. ahhhh ... the days when she would just play peek-a-boo ...

Unknown said...

oh my gosh. why did i think only boys climed outt of cribs!?!

Addy hasn'tt even atttempted. I guess I can anticipate an escape in the near futture!

My ttt buttton is messed up. sorry for the multiple stttuttters.

Fabio 'n Elizabeth Tsukayama said...

Good she hasnt hurt herself getting out of the crib, at least! :)

Hey, I love the video below too. That's great. :)