20May
In our little rental house, there isn’t much that is off limits for Bean. Everything is so close together that no matter where he is, I can almost always see him. But there are times when I really need to pay attention to something and I don’t want to have to worry that he is getting into something he shouldn’t be into. Sometimes I use his play pin and he’s alright with that but he only stays happily in it for about 15 minutes at a stretch. And I can’t blame him because it’s so small. So, Chris and I have figured out how to pin him into a play area in the living room. That way, he has an entire baby-proof room to roam in, instead of a little play pin. I like to think of it as more of a gated community. Bean thinks he is being held captive.
But yesterday, this happened…
Clearly, the prisoners (Bean and his accomplices, Lucy and Big Molly) have orchestrated a coup. And what was their objective?
To commandeer the Tupperware cabinet.
I gave him one last chance at a peaceful resolution, but he looked me clear in the eye and yelled out, “INDEPENDENCE OR DIE!”
And with that cry, the perpetrator began to dismantle my Tupperware. He showed no remorse.
By the time the prisoner was captured, he had managed to single-handedly dismantle an entire cupboard. I had no choice but to take the subject into custody, change his diaper, and give him a meal before putting him down for the most dreaded nap in solitary confinement.
Fear not, he was justly treated.
1) rachael hardin: That was cute! I miss my babies doing things like that :) (05.20.2010 08:03am)
2) Megan (Best of Fates): That Bean, he's got a revolutionary soul. (05.20.2010 08:39am)
3) Miriam of Blonde Poodle: A very well photographed and documented escape at that. The prison must have excellent security cameras :) (05.20.2010 08:49am)
4) Rebekah M.: how adorable! i left a child lock off 1 cabinet in the kitchen for entertainment...the tupperware cabinet! Bean Man's elbow/arm hyperextends or twists something crazy in those crawling pictures!!! wow (05.20.2010 08:59am)
5) Katie: I know! He is so double-jointed that it's crazy! I think it's a trait he gets from his Aunt Ginny! (05.20.2010 09:03am)
6) Kendra: HAHA! You tell her Bean! (05.20.2010 09:15am)
7) Heather in ND: That last picture is so cute!! I want to blow raspberries on that tummy! (05.20.2010 09:26am)
8) melissa: dear katie, your baby is so f'ing cute sometimes i can hardly stand it. i love that you use the "pin" instead of "pen". it is much cuter. like your baby. you had an immaculate tupperware cabinet. love, melissa (05.20.2010 09:45am)
9) Mindee@ourfrontdoor: Good to know that Chris's horribly unromantic gift of a tupperware sorter is starting to redeem itself. But just a little bit. He totally still owes you. (05.20.2010 11:07am)
10) lauren: ...why do i have a feeling that there are many many more posts similar to this that are headed our way! (05.20.2010 12:21pm)
11) MERgetsMRSed: Why do little kiddos love getting into kitchen cabinets so much? (05.20.2010 12:41pm)
12) Diana: I love the look on Bean's face when he's caught escaping from his "gated community"! (05.20.2010 12:54pm)
13) Tressa: CUTE CUTE CUTE!!! (05.20.2010 02:38pm)
14) Amy: Bean definitely looks like he got what he deserved! What a cutie! (05.20.2010 10:57pm)
15) Maggie: Hmmm...I don't have a baby and those last few photos pretty much reflect what my tupperware cabinet looks like at any given moment. Is that bad? (05.21.2010 08:43am)
16) Maybelline: I'm so glad you captured the moment and shared with us! (05.21.2010 12:29pm)
17) Julia: Oh man...i have a bad case of cupboard envy right now. How do you keep it all so organized!? (05.21.2010 09:43pm)
18) Ashley: I hate to tell you this, but Bean looks less like a baby and more like a little boy every time you post a new picture of him! (05.23.2010 11:59am)