A pretty big milestone

So, Nicky’s been able to climb into and out of his crib for at least a couple of months now.  Yesterday, I was cleaning the kitchen and Nicky was playing in the living room and I heard a small amount of bustle near the stairs, and then nothing.  I went over to see what was going on and didn’t see Nicky.  I called him several times, without answer, so I ran upstairs to see if he was in our room, which he wasn’t – he was IN HIS CRIB!  So, this means that he climbed over the gate at the bottom of the stairs, climbed up the stairs, climbed over the gate at the top of the stairs AND climbed over the (not lowered!) bar into his crib!  Katie suggested getting a cowbell for him to wear around his neck – not a bad idea at all!  It’s a very good thing that Nicky is a good boy and usually understands things well; I now ask him several times a day, “do we climb over gates?” and he says “NO”.  I wish I could have a glass of wine…