Climber Monkey

With the standing and the occasional toddling has come, out of nowhere, an enormous impetus to climb stuff. We have more than once found him standing atop his new little-people chair, or even dancing on the little-people table. Because we have all these pillows on the floor all the time from Dad's floor-sleeping adventures, however, his climbing obsession has focused on the couch, easily mountable if one first stands on the pillows. Today he figured out that he could climb onto the back of the couch by himself also (after he took his pants off by himself while I wasn't looking), leading to a hi-larious photo shoot of baby antics. Now, before you judge, please keep in mind that I am easily within reach of him at all times, that the couch and floor are heavily padded with excess pillows, and that he also knows how to get down, all the way to the floor, without any help. That said, enjoy my baby's sheer climbing joy:
Aaaaaaaaaand UP we go:



"Must...stand...at all times...even on the precarious back of the couch..."



"I just flip this thing to let all the rain in, right?"



Happy screamer monkey:



Why does he want to lick the window? The world may never know:



Watching the hail outside; putting on a good show for the neighbors