Crawling

The Little One is crawling.

Everywhere.

Most times, she manages to stay out of trouble. She plays on the floor, chases after toys, and pulls herself up using all manner of furniture. Sometimes, though...

She understands what "no" means. This past weekend, in her grandparents' kitchen, she tried opening a cabinet door when her grandfather said, once, evenly, "no." She flung herself to the floor, wailing.

So it seems obvious to us that, when we tell her "no," she knows she's doing something wrong. We're trying to teach her that there are some things she shouldn't do and some places in the house she isn't allowed. Sometimes, it seems to work. And yet, at least once a day, she still:

- pulls books from bookshelves

- smacks forbidden items like lamps

- tries to play with television remote

- knocks over the clothesline

- reaches and reaches for the computer cables

- pounds on the computer keyboard

- wants whatever I have in my hand

Is there anything I should add to this list? Anything your child can do but won't? Anything that might help reinforce desired behaviors? Or should we just ride this out with gritted teeth until she goes off to college?