Daredevil

She isn't even walking comfortably yet, but Fiona's moved right on to climbing. She can now climb up onto most of our couches and cushioned chairs.

Unfortunately, skill has arrived before judgment, and we're busy trying to figure out how to reconfigure some of the furniture in her bedroom, because Fiona figures if she's climbed onto a chair, it's only natural to climb from there onto a table, or laundry basket, or wherever else. We understand that she's going to take a few tumbles no matter what--the only way she'll learn a little caution is to take a fall--but we want the risk of actual injury to be as minimal as possible, and everybody has an interest in Fiona being able to play in her room without constant parental supervision. So we're trying to space furniture far enough apart that Fiona won't be tempted to climb onto, say, a table that can't support her.