Who Needs A Play Structure When You Have A Couch and Daddy?

So, last night, I am in the kitchen, doing dishes and tidying up dinner, thinking, "Wow, there is an awful lot of noise coming from the living room.  I wonder what they are doing."

I reluctantly finished what I was doing before going to investigate the noise being created by my son (diabolical laughter) and my husband (laughter, interrupted by moans, groans and ouches).  This is what I saw when I went into the living room.

There is a great view from up here!

Let's see how high I can go!

I can't remember the last time I had this much fun!

Please note that Daddy was not doing anything to discourage this activity, therefore is not allowed to complain about the aftermath!  And I figured that seeing as how he wasn't discouraging the climbing and jumping, I would take photos!

Part Boy, Part Monkey, or Maybe Part Mountain Goat

I predicting many trips to CHEO for x-rays and stitches for this child of mine!  We've hit the climbing stage like you would not believe!  And he LOVES it!  

He climbs on the couch . . . 

He climbs onto rubbermaid tubs . . . 

He stands on the footstool . . . 

He even turns the metal dog food dishes upside down and tries to stand on them - one foot on each dish, just to make it more challenging.  It doesn't matter is something is two inches high or two feet high, he will try to climb it!

His latest game involves putting his foam chair on the couch . . . 

Climbing onto the couch . . . 

Then climbing into the chair . . . 

He sometimes sits quietly on the chair for about 10 seconds . . . 

Before he slides off it onto the floor like a slide . . . 

Sometimes he reaches for Daddy's help . . . 

But mostly he just does it on his own . . . 

Life as we knew it has ceased to exist!  I am now constantly looking at everything in every room to see if there is any way that Liam will be able to climb on it!  I am dreading the day he realizes that he can climb trees!  

What happened to the little baby who didn't move when I put him on a blanket on the floor?  Oh yeah, he grew into a toddler who doesn't sit still EVER!!!

Maybe it's just a climbing phase that he will grow out of . . . I can hope, can't I??