10mth Old, CLIMBING STAIRS

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Z is a little over 10mths old, we have stairs down into our lounge (about 4 steps) and then stairs UP into our bedroom (10 stairs).
So we have a gate for going upstairs that we don't use as DD1 can safely go up and down the stairs, we only have it for when other kids come who are not so confident.

We haven't been using it but now that Z is on the move we have been putting a stroller over the top of the stairs to the lounge, we don't have the $$ right now to get a gate put in and she can't get over the stroller.
She's been sitting at the bottom of the stairs and sooking if i leave the room, has never attempted to get up them so DP and i agreed it was 'safe' to leave her there and also not worry about the gate to upstairs just yet... wel we were WRONG.

Yesterday i was in the laundry and could hear her sooking, thought i will just finish folding these couple of shirts and go check her..she stops.. all good
Then i hear her babbling to herself and i thought hmm she sounds close, i step out of the laundry and there she is.. she's climbed the stairs and crawled up the hallway!

I mention it to DP and he says oh yeah i forgot to tell you she got up a couple last night
so now i don't have a 'safe' place to leave her while i get things done, am thinking i might not worry about a gate up from the lounge, she seems to have them mastered and i don't want to scare her off but i wont be letting her climb them so no more leaving her alone in there while i pop on a load of washing etc.
Also better get a better gate for up and down stairs!

DD1 couldn't climb this early, i don't think she attempted it til after she walked (although at the time we didn't live in a house with stairs).. is it just because she see's us getting up them?

Cheeky clever little girl...

[HotI]

how wide is your gap you need to cover? i have a gate here that is too wide for where i wanted it you can have if it will fit. wil measure in a little bit.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Oh really hun... thats awesome, because it's the stairs it's a bit wider than normal but DP can fit something to the wall if he need to.... umm might stalk the shed for a measuring tape!

[Maruschke]

We have external stairs, DD1 just suddenly started climbing them at that stage as well. She was an early crawler, earlier walker (standing / stepping at 9 months and fully independent walking at 10) and one day we just found her half way up the stairs LOL.

She has only fallen once, we taught her quite quickly how to use the rails and she is fine, little miss independent.

[allycat06]

Clever girl! Probably best to invest in a gate.
Letting her climb up them supervised (and teaching her how to climb down backwards) is great for gross motor skills.

I have a climber too, DS managed to get up a 4ft ladder when he was 13 months LOL

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I have a climber too, DS managed to get up a 4ft ladder when he was 13 months LOL

Hehe i think she watches her sister, A got 9ft up a ladder a couple of wks ago
Thanks girls, the funny thing is she has onyl just started crawling and it's not even crawling it's this weird butt shuffle thing BUT she has taken steps behind a few things so maybe she's just skipping straight to the fun stuff