One two and up we go!

classic case of climbing before you can walk! maeve has taken to climbing up anything that has an "up" to it. so far, she's scaled the staircase at her grandparents' (and very quickly too!) and today, she tried the ladder at home. the problem is my little climber does not allow me to support her in her endeavours, but beats my hands away, or growls at me. what's a mum to do? nothing is safe anymore! and because of her recent exploratory excursions, she refuses to sit in anything with a strap: high chair, car seat...so breakfast, lunch and dinner have been served on any willing lap. in a few days time, maeve will graduate to become a toddler. she already looks like one, with lengthening arms and legs, but every night as she sleeps, she transforms to that of a baby again, with little fingers in her mouth, as she sleeps cuddled in her winnie-the-pooh sleeping bag. if i could freeze the moment, that would be lovely.