Baby Proofing and Baby Packaging

What do you mean, "I don't belong here"?

The cat genes are showing...

TerraDactyl has started trying to sit in small places, just like a cat.  She finds drawers, boxes, cake pans, etc. and shoves her little body into them.  She seems to find it relaxing, because she'll just chill there for a while.

What evil is this?!?!

Why won't you open??

TerraDactyl is also SO much better at opening the kitchen cabinets that we had to add some baby proofing  to the kitchen.  The glass dishes were the only safety concern.  The rest were just inconvenient.  She loves emptying things out, and it was  just a lot of dishes to wash.  It took her a bit, but she's also able to open the large kitchen drawers as well (above).  The middle drawer is just Tupperware, so it's a dirty dish inconvenience.  The bottom drawer is saran wrap and aluminum foil, so the sharp tearing edges make me a bit nervous.  So far, I've been trying to redirect her interest and it's working OK (not great).

First set of Duplos!!

TerraDactyl has her own computer to play with while we video chat

TerraDactyl still loves the outdoors.  She likes to watch the birds and take walks and touch everything.  Even just looking out the windows is exciting for her.

Look at the world out there!!

The hummingbirds love their new feeder!

TerraDactyl LOVES pears.  She eats a 15oz can of pears a day.  The other day DH went shopping and found the 32oz cans were even cheaper, so he stocked up:

We're all set on pears.  Wait a second...

Yup.  Those are peaches.  Too bad TerraDactyl doesn't like peaches.  Maybe we'll convince her soon.  :D  Her newest trick is opening the cabinet by the baby gate.  I only put a few pill bottles in there, because I figured she'd be in there all the time.  She started stacking the pill bottles totally unprompted.  

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