KJ is moving on up

And it is making more work for mommy. Time to get out the gates again. Kerri officially crawled up the entire stairway from the basement to the kitchen on Monday, October 26th. I usually just close the doors that lead into the laundry room and the basement and let her have at it. Or just let her go where ever she wants in the playroom. No longer is that a possibility. And she is so darn quiet, you lose her very easily. One minute she is crawling in the family room right next to you, the next she is gone. I am scurrying around looking for her. She crawls fast and quietly. I have minor heart attacks a few times a day, wondering if I forgot her somewhere. She is so quiet in the car that I often will yell back to the girls in the truck to check if KJ is in her carseat. So far, we haven't left her anywhere (well there was that one time back at the girls old school, but that was just for a minute or two and all was good).

One day I was talking to my friend Meghan on the phone and put KJ down for a nap while we were on the phone. 10 minutes later I hung up and starting looking around for Kerri. I couldn't find her on the first floor (obviously). I ran to the playroom to see if she was there... the girls hadn't seen her. I was starting to get nervous, a little panicked I might say. As I started to run up the steps to the second floor I noticed her closed bedroom door, and just then remembered I had already put her down for a nap. Yes, I am officially that batty old mom that lives up the street.