"Joanna, come and look at what your son is doing." I hear my husband call.
And sure enough the 5 months old is up to trouble. Not long before then I
had left him in the middle of a small mat surrounded by a few of his
favorite toys. But was he playing with those toys? Oh, no. He had rolled and
inched his way off this mat, and another two to three feet further to our
bay leaf plant/tree. His hand was firmly on the rim of the pot, and he was
shaking it. Another minute or two of this and the potted plant would have
fallen over. Yikes! I thought that we had a bit of time to really
child-proof this place, but I guess our time has run out. Technically Robert
is not a toddler yet, since he does not crawl or walk, but that does not
mean that he is not perfectly capable of moving as far as a toddler can and
at times almost as fast. And he is beginning to show the toddler's uncanny
instinct for where to head for "Ooo, this looks exciting. I wonder what will
happen if I shake that."

Joanna

"Joanna, come and look at what your son is doing." Who's son? Oh, the
joys of parenthood!
jt

Joe, that's the first thing I picked up on, LOL! "Your son" indeed!

Joanna, they can be really quick, and he'll be crawling and then pulling
himself up before you know it. Work fast!

Diana

Joanna, I would buy a playpen today!!!! Richard can get used to it now & later
it can be storage for his toys. Better to be safe than sorry.

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Cheers Wendy

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J Fortuna <joanna [at] REMOVEfortunabujard.com> wrote:
> "Joanna, come and look at what your son is doing." I hear my husband
> call. And sure enough the 5 months old is up to trouble. Not long
> before then I had left him in the middle of a small mat surrounded by
> a few of his favorite toys. But was he playing with those toys? Oh,
> no. He had rolled and inched his way off this mat, and another two to
> three feet further to our bay leaf plant/tree. His hand was firmly on
> the rim of the pot, and he was shaking it. Another minute or two of
> this and the potted plant would have fallen over. Yikes! I thought
> that we had a bit of time to really child-proof this place, but I
> guess our time has run out. Technically Robert is not a toddler yet,
> since he does not crawl or walk, but that does not mean that he is
> not perfectly capable of moving as far as a toddler can and at times
> almost as fast. And he is beginning to show the toddler's uncanny
> instinct for where to head for "Ooo, this looks exciting. I wonder
> what will happen if I shake that."
> Joanna

Playpen...BS. Go for a greenhouse!!!! (aka, playpen for you)

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Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!


"wendy7" <wendy7PETERPAN [at] cox.net> wrote in message
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> Joanna, I would buy a playpen today!!!! Richard can get used to it now &
> later
> it can be storage for his toys. Better to be safe than sorry.
>
> --
> Cheers Wendy
>
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>
> J Fortuna <joanna [at] REMOVEfortunabujard.com> wrote:
>> "Joanna, come and look at what your son is doing." I hear my husband
>> call. And sure enough the 5 months old is up to trouble. Not long
>> before then I had left him in the middle of a small mat surrounded by
>> a few of his favorite toys. But was he playing with those toys? Oh,
>> no. He had rolled and inched his way off this mat, and another two to
>> three feet further to our bay leaf plant/tree. His hand was firmly on
>> the rim of the pot, and he was shaking it. Another minute or two of
>> this and the potted plant would have fallen over. Yikes! I thought
>> that we had a bit of time to really child-proof this place, but I
>> guess our time has run out. Technically Robert is not a toddler yet,
>> since he does not crawl or walk, but that does not mean that he is
>> not perfectly capable of moving as far as a toddler can and at times
>> almost as fast. And he is beginning to show the toddler's uncanny
>> instinct for where to head for "Ooo, this looks exciting. I wonder
>> what will happen if I shake that."
>> Joanna
>
>

I'm with Ray! Wonder how the condo association will take to the idea, LOL!

Diana

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> Playpen...BS. Go for a greenhouse!!!! (aka, playpen for you)
>
> --
>
> Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
> Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!
>
>
> "wendy7" <wendy7PETERPAN [at] cox.net> wrote in message
> news:Lb3eg.33770$fG3.6275 [at] dukeread09...
>> Joanna, I would buy a playpen today!!!! Richard can get used to it now &
>> later
>> it can be storage for his toys. Better to be safe than sorry.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers Wendy
>>
>> Remove PETERPAN for email reply
>>
>> J Fortuna <joanna [at] REMOVEfortunabujard.com> wrote:
>>> "Joanna, come and look at what your son is doing." I hear my husband
>>> call. And sure enough the 5 months old is up to trouble. Not long
>>> before then I had left him in the middle of a small mat surrounded by
>>> a few of his favorite toys. But was he playing with those toys? Oh,
>>> no. He had rolled and inched his way off this mat, and another two to
>>> three feet further to our bay leaf plant/tree. His hand was firmly on
>>> the rim of the pot, and he was shaking it. Another minute or two of
>>> this and the potted plant would have fallen over. Yikes! I thought
>>> that we had a bit of time to really child-proof this place, but I
>>> guess our time has run out. Technically Robert is not a toddler yet,
>>> since he does not crawl or walk, but that does not mean that he is
>>> not perfectly capable of moving as far as a toddler can and at times
>>> almost as fast. And he is beginning to show the toddler's uncanny
>>> instinct for where to head for "Ooo, this looks exciting. I wonder
>>> what will happen if I shake that."
>>> Joanna
>>
>>
>
>

And wait until he wants to 'help' water them! LOL
I actually have a couple orchids that are my grandkids to water. The
plants are firmly rooted and not easily destroyed (well not too
easily). I let them water theirs whenever they want - I just restrict
the amount (and referee whose turn it is). I also found that having a
few clumps of Tillandsia (I use T. ionantha) are good for letting them
help with too. They can dunk or spray them to their hearts content.
That only lasts about 5 or 15 minutes until they are bored and move on
to better things!
And of course there are always the outside container plants in case an
emergency arises!
LOL
Bob