Busy

Scenes like this are an all to common thing around our house.  We were totally spoiled and maybe a little misled with Hayden.  He was a DREAM baby, slept like a champ, didn't crawl-ever. just kinda scooted on his bum, didn't walk until 18 months and he Never put anything in his mouth. 
Clara is also a dream baby but she is a VERY busy dream baby who doesn't sleep well at all, she crawls fast as lightning and put everything in her mouth!  She loves to get her little hands on paper, napkins, kleenex and rip it to shreds, eating it along the way.

After pulling countless items out of the trash that were put there by sweet baby sister, I bought a new taller trash can with a lid. 
Did it stop her from her mischief?
HECK NO!
She is a very tall little girl and she stands on her tip toes like a ballerina!  I think the trash would have to be like 5 feet tall to keep her out of it. 

This girl is a climber too!  None of my boys were climbers, they didn't even try.  So imagine my surprise when I look over and see Clara up on this chair!  She was so stinkin' proud of herself and just giggled and grinned for ever.  After snapping a few pictures I sat by her and tried to teach her how to get off the chair safely.  When I thought she was over the chair I put her down and walked away.  When I looked back at her she was on the chair and making her way onto the train table.  AHHHH!!!!   She now tries to climb on EVERYTHING!!  I don't know if I'm gonna survive her, she is a FULL TIME job.  Good thing she is lets me pick her up and kiss her to death quite a few times a day!

I know someday soon I will miss this crazy happy little girl and I will for sure miss her clinging to my legs everywhere I go.  I had Cameron take a couple pictures of her the other day to document this sweet stage in her life.  

Poor baby girl is so sick right now.  Coughing, runny/stuffy nose.  Her eyes are so red and sad, her cheeks are flushed with fever, and her voice is hoarse and raspy.  Sick babies make me so sad.  I am enjoying the cuddle time I am getting with her even if it means trying to sleep in the recliner with her and waking us both up every few hours to keep the medicine in her.  She did finally sleep for about 4 hours in her own bed and woke feeling much better & with no fever.  She is taking a nap again and hopefully sleeping of the rest of the sickness.  Hopefully this doesn't last much longer, I miss my crazy busy girl!!