Gymnastics. A blessing and a curse.
My kid is full of energy and is lacking the fear emotion. I've had a hunch about this since she was just over a year old and would walk down the stairs without help. She started going down the tallest slides at the park when she was only 16 months old. Around 18 months she discovered jumping on the couch. We haven't looked back since. It was beautiful fall here, days in December were in the mid teens, we were at the park! And then old man winter showed the F up and he far overstayed his welcome. This winter was brutal and we were homebound frequently. So after playing with every toy she owns, teaching her about play-doh and finger-painting, we had nothing left to do.... We resorted to jumping on the couch as a means of entertainment. It's escalated to the upstairs couch, the downstairs couch, the arm chair and her crib. Now we can't stop her. We always have someone sitting beside her in an attempt to catch her if she falls, but ...