Busy Baby

Bradley woke up in the middle of the night and after letting him cry for a couple minutes I went in to get him. I walked into his room to see him standing up in his crib. I literally gasped and picked him up right away. I know, it might have been slightly an overreaction... We already lowered his crib one notch so he really wasn't in any danger of falling out unless he somehow developed major upper body strength to pull himself up but it still made me worry to see him standing there. I think with him reaching milestones by leaps and bounds these days I would feel much better lowering his mattress to the lowest setting. He has turned into quite the little busybody these days. He is climbing on our stools, chairs, his walker, the stairs, and even me! I have turned my back for a second and he managed to cross the room, pull himself up into a standing position, and fall down in that short amount of time. I don't want to coddle him too much so every time he takes a spill he wants comforting but it is so much easier said than done. I have been going on a case by case basis of comforting. He is such a sweet boy though. He is giving me kisses all of the time now. He grabs my face with his little hands and lays a nice open-mouthed kiss on me. It is so amazing to watch the baby who couldn't even turn his head when he was born develop and become his own person.