Life on the edge

We've taken a few opportunities to watch how Krassi handles various un-safe situations as a way to gauge what his abilities are in this area, and have been pleasantly surprised by how he handles stairs. He is very curious about "down" stairs (not so much up...yet. I think Lori (his PT) is hoping to get him more interested sooner rather than later!), but also has a very appropriate sense of caution. He likes to be right on the edge, and will reach with his arms, but has never once (over the two occasions he's had!) done anything that made us remotely nervous about his safety. Not that we'll give him free reign yet, but it is good to get a sense of his response and give him chances to develop his skills because in the addition there is no way (beyond a gate) to close off the stairs going down...

He still loves the thrill of something "new." The cat door (on the right) was a great attraction for him, too. Once again I was amazed by his problem-solving skills as he managed to get Mr. D's tail stuck in the swinging door so when he grabbed Mr. D the whole door came with. Right away he put the mouse down, pushed the cat door open with his hand, and the tail fell out and he could do what he pleased with Mr. D again. Smart boy!

This photo provides you a tour of our entire family entry. ;) It's a little small for seven, going on nine (Baby and Grandma) people! Just outside of the view on the left is the stair going down the rest of the way to the basement. We may need to address this someday! But the addition has to get done, first.

And that's a very cursory, inadequate update on how we're doing, but will suffice for tonight because Matt just finished up the project he had to get done for work tonight, so it's time to get some sleep!