Those Parents

I realized yesterday that we may be "those parents"

I lump Jim into the "we" even though he

wasn't even home when I came to this realization.

Parenting is a partnership right?

Anyway- back to my revelation

about us being "those parents"

You know "those parents" the ones

who watch as their children do semi-dangerous things

and instead of stopping them, they grab a camera.

Oh yeah- we can climb stairs now.

And play with swords.

And apparently we're those parents who just let

our daughter crawl around the house in a diaper.

That's not dangerous, it's just easier.

Look Ma! I'm a ninja!

Ha! This one was mid-sneeze.

I realize that it's probably time

to put down the camera.

But it's fun to watch her try and learn each time.

The photo that I didn't capture last night

was the moment when she was sitting in the kitchen

opening up the trash cupboard door

over, and over, and over.

Yeah- we're those parents.

Child-proofing the cabinets is on the short list

for projects this weekend.

So here- enjoy this video of

Stella climbing stairs.