My tiny charge has recently begun to jump off of everything he can climb on top of. The upside for his lower extremities safety is that he tucks them in when he jumps and the downside is that he lands firmly on his diaper-clad bottom each time. This new phenomenon was not actually a cause for concern at 1 foot jumps off of step stools or diaper boxes but he has now taken to stacking things to jump off of or climbing 3 or 4 foot tall things to use as a launch pad.

The cause for concern about his development does not stem from the jumps themselves – those I can caulk up to the whole ‘no fear – boy’ thing – what worries me is that after landing on your bottom 30 or 40 times you would think that the tot would feel the dull pain of a bruise beginning but nope – just trods right ahead – bottom muscles be darned – I think he needs an ‘around the house’ helmet soon.