That is one sneaky kid

Kendall is sneaky.

Seriously, this is one sneaky 7 month old. One minute she is sitting there in the middle of the living room floor, singing, banging her toys loudly. The next minute there is silence, Kendall is on the other side of the room climbing up the end table.

Kendall is still not fully crawling. Most of her attempts end up with her moving backwards, but there has been some forward motion, and a whole lot of push ups - standing is more appealing than crawling. That said, I'm not sure how she can move 3 feet in 10 seconds. If you can't walk, can't crawl, and refuse to roll, how do you get from point A to point B?

*Um, I put you down on the mat, how did you get over there?*

You scoot on your butt, silly! But ONLY when no one is looking. To test this theory, I put Kendall down on the floor, and then went about my business - or so she thought (I can be sneaky too). I peeked around the corner from the kitchen, watching Kendall. I saw her playing, then realizing no one was in the room to stop her, she looked around. Checking things out, like a burglar casing the joint. When she was sure there was no one there, she started scooting around, then got down on all fours and kind of wormed her way across the room (hard to crawl with your belly on the floor). She got to her destination, and then tried to pull herself up to stand. No idea what the kid was after, but she was sure stealthy about the maneuver.

Baby proofing has been in the back of my mind for a while, but now it is front and center. Bookshelves and china cabinets need to be secured to walls. Low laying nick-naks and picture frames need to go. And sharp corners need to be covered or removed. This upward mobility is kind of taking me by surprise. Who knew Kendall would be a mobile and curious 7 month old - without even crawling.

Pretty sure I need to put bars on the windows when she is a teenager.