clear the surfaces

As cute as I think it is that Connor is pulling himself up to stand and getting ready to walk, it also means anything is up for grabs.

And those little sticky fingers have gotten ahold of things that I though were surely out of his reach. Candles, glasses, books, lamps, picture frames....we might need to pack everything up until he's twelve....

Years ago I used to babysit for this family who had very little furniture on the first floor of their house - a sofa and a dining room table and nothing else. The upstairs was more decorated, so I always wondered why the downstairs was so bare?

Now I get it. Less is more when it comes to mobile babies.