April 18, 2005
Over the Top
David can climb out of his crib.
In theory, the crib is only guaranteed up to 18 months. David is 21 months old. In practice, though, the manufacturers put pretty huge margins of error. If a 17 and 1/2 month old child falls out of their crib and hurts himself, the liability is immense. So, usually, "safe to 18 months" means "save until sometime after age 2".
But David started climbing out this weekend.
He does it very deliberately. One leg up, up, to rest on the bar. Pullup on the other bar. Squirm and heave until his center of gravity is on the bar. Then, very carefully, lower himself until he's hanging off the bar on the outside. Drop the last inch or two to the floor.
He definitely knows he's being clever. Grins like a thief the whole time.
I'm hoping we can post some pictures.
Posted by douglas at April 18, 2005 10:31 AMAh, good that he knows how to do it safely!
I always assumed that babies just *stayed* in their cribs. Hah. Kipper and Alec both climbed up and over WAY before I was ready and before they could do it without bashing selves. The first time Kipper did it, he was around a year old. I was sleeping nice and soundly, but I must have become aware of his breathing noises. I remember opening my eyes to have *other* and unexpected eyes directly above mine and could hear panting noises; I screamed, then he screamed. Poor thing. I scared *him* to death! But who expects THAT in the middle of the night?
Of course, after that, it was expected. We tried pillows around the crib for a few weeks and then just gave up and put the mattress on the floor!
Good luck with your wanderer!
Posted by: Lorraine at April 18, 2005 08:10 PM