My DS is a normal curious 16 month old who is into everything. If I'm not engaging him in play together, then I am following him around and cleaning up the latest mess. This morning so far he's worked out how to open the cereal box and throw Cheerios all over the floor, then worked out how to press the spout of his sippy cup against the floor so the juice came out and he could use his hands to spread it all over the floor. I'm proud of his ingenuity and all, but still!
Just wondering how long this phase goes on for. I would love to think I could leave DS to play independently for a little while, but he is a disaster zone when he's on his own for two seconds, even though I thought I had the place all kid-proofed! Does it get better?!
Not really - just the type of destruction / exploration changes. My front yard currently has mud pies from our last *experiment* and the climbing is turning me grey But it is all normal ........... I hope
Hehe .....my nearly 3 year old still gets the top from the yoghurt and spreads yoghurt everywhere!!! Mainly cos he sees his little sister doin it and thinks it must be ok.
They do get better - and then they get into BIGGER things that make more mess.. LOL
DS has found out how fun it is to pull dvds out of drawer
How to pull speaker covers off
How to pull cds out and slide them on floor
How to pull up heating vents from floor
How to pull a toilet roll apart and put things in toilet!
and if he doesnt get his own way or gets told off he hits his forhead on floor!!!!!!!
So, is anone seeign something similiar here, in that we are talking about our DS's? I can't remember DD being into everything as much as DS is at the moment
Feeb, I had a giggle at your DS hitting his head on the floor..my little man has a preference for hitting his head against the sliding glass door lol.
He is also into the DVD's as well.. He likes to remove the cover from under the plastic slip, then he starts pulling the plastic covering off, then if he cant get the DVD out, he will just flip the case upside down and run it across the floor.
His most favourite thing at the moment is climbing the dining room chairs to get on top of the table and then proceeds to jump up and down on his knees on the world's most unstable table..
He's also into taste testing any furniture.. even tried it out when we were looking at new table a few months ago...quite embarrassing lol..
Well, it seems to me that it's a boy thing. All the little girls I know, while they have they're own special 'talents' , are not nearly so destructive as boys!
Mmmm, I don't think it gets better, although I have all the really yucky messy things locked away. All his mess is now stuff that can be easily cleaned up it's just that it's EVERYWHERE! I certainly don't spend my day following him around cleaning up after him, I would do nothing else. Yeah, my house is messy alot, but I'm pretty sure most people with little kids can relate .
LOL Feeb, my DS used to bang his head when he got told off too!!!! Fortunately we grew out of that stage .
Ah at the moment Ds3 (4 yrs ) and DD (almost 23 months) have a doona spread on the floor and running and sliding on it.. this morning I found DD playing in the toilet *sigh and yuck* I have already swept the floor in preparation for mopping when DD is asleep.. but alas I have to re sweep and no doubt vac the mat due to the food crumbs they have spread.. and todays a good day LMAO
Master of Destruction: does it end?
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But it is all normal ........... I hope 
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