Video Overload!

My baby turned into a toddler overnight, but I'm lucky to have some videos when he's so big that it's all but a memory. I have posted some posts with video montages of different things. I am going to highlight them here.

STAIRS ~ A new and exciting skill he picked up while we were in Arizona. He has since attacked a few by our exterior doors here in North Carolina as well. Here are some pictures of him making his way up the very first time. He was always trying to keep up with Rylie and Reece while we were there! He's very good about going feet first on the way down. He's heard "feet first" since the absolute beginning of trying to get down off the couch, etc.

DOORS ~ Opening and closing doors is sooooo fun...for a child. Fletcher is no exception. The first part of the video is him with the bathroom door. The second part shows him with our front door. So far, no door is too big or too small. I actually prefer the doors to rooms rather than the doors to cabinets and closets. Too bad he feels the opposite most of the time.

CRAWLING ~ Remember when I said I thought he'd skip the real crawl and go from army low crawling straight to running? Well, he crawls so fast now! His knees and hands go clippety clop all over our floors and my aged joints just cringe. So, now I say he'll go from crawling to running and skip the walking. Currently he either freaks out or gets excited when he realizes he's standing without support, but no steps yet.

With this new speed, he's quicker to get into EVERYTHING! In addition to what you see here, his new obsession is the trash can. Many toys, kitchen utensils, articles of clothing, towels, and yes...some garbage have quickly found their way through the lid, followed by me digging them out for inspection and disinfection. It's driving me nuts! He has also managed to undo the child safety locks on the cabinets and successfully opened NyQuil and proceeded to dump it all over the bathroom floor. (I was right there and he didn't get any near his mouth...two seconds to wash my face is all it took!)

MUSICAL CHAIRS ~ Somewhere along the way, Fletcher fell in love with pushing things around. His specialty is his lion, which is meant for it, but the kitchen chairs are a definite favorite. He only gets upset when they get stuck. Just this week, he has also decided that his rocking octopus (instead of a rocking horse) is also meant to be pushed around. Like Opa said, one day, he'll just let go and take a step. I'll let you know when it happens!

BANANAS ABOUT THE BATHROOM ~ It's been no secret that he loves bathtime and over time, he has a fondness for the bathroom. Everything bathroom. He adores the tub, he unravels the toilet paper, he inspects the garbage, he wants to play on the toilet and knows the handle does something. Yuck! When it's bathtime he gets so excited it's like he didn't go through the very same thing 24 hours prior. I don't understand why he sits when I try to prop him to stand out of the tub, but he won't stay seated when he's in the tub. Another thing driving me nuts! He wants to stand and play in there more than ever. I've given lots of youngsters baths over the years and he's the first I've seen that will try and drink the water gushing out of the faucet and then try to work the handle when I turn it off.

CAR SEAT CRAZINESS ~ Probably one of my favorite videos EVER...We sang to Pink on the way to South Carolina and then for some reason he cracked up when I said "oopsy daisies," and wouldn't stop. Granted I am filiming while driving, but the large screen helped me and I was looking forward...safety first, of course. This one is a must-see! This was the first time he rode forward facing in the car seat.

One of the last times in the rear facing infant car seat:

The first time forward facing:

I believe that's enough for now! Enjoy the videos. If you're having trouble finding them, scroll down or click on some of the links on this page. I had to post them all in different posts because of the program of the site I use. This post was used to explain them.