impossible! My 8 mo DS just started crawling last weekend and by this weekend, is already SO fast and fearless. He is into absolutely everything and he is a little explorer who likes to just take off and leave the room I'm in.
I feel like I have simultaneously done nothing AND everything today at the same time. How did you navigate these months with your sanity intact? 
pineapple / 12234 posts
Baby gates and baby proofing! Otherwise, I had to wait until nap time to get things done!
cantaloupe / 6059 posts
@Weagle: Lower expectations might just be the key for me here. 
We are off to buy gates and even more baby proofing items this weekend! Hoping to regain a little more sanity with those purchases.
cantaloupe / 6059 posts
@oliviaoblivia: I probably should have made the thread title "...a LO who is mobile." I love seeing him grow and change but man, this is the first milestone that has really made me adapt! I can't wait for DH to get home for the weekend to have any extra set of hands and eyes on deck!
pineapple / 12793 posts
@coopsmama: DD was an early crawler and I was so proud for the first little bit....then I realized how much harder that made things. Mobility is over rated. 
nectarine / 2878 posts
I had to take down so much of our home décor and kind of baby proofed as we learned what he was most attracted to (all breakables, ha!)
grapefruit / 4712 posts
Lots of baby gates and lots of floor toys!! N loved anything that made noise/music.
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
It was tough! I think I only got stuff done at nap times. Now, at 2 years old, she helps (most times) with the chores.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
baby proofing and I just let the kids roam and play! it gets more challenging when they start climbing 
coconut / 8681 posts
Basically naptime! I found that if I tried to do too much while he was awake (this is still true) I'd end up frustrated with myself for not getting it all done and frustrated with him for getting into everything. I didn't like either feeling!
kiwi / 645 posts
I agree with @Weagle! My expectations had to come way down. No matter how much I clean, there is always a mess somewhere!
bananas / 9973 posts
I hear you! Especially doing everything and nothing. It's amazing how much stuff I cram into 45-75 min. nap times.
cantaloupe / 6017 posts
We baby proofed her whole room, so I can gate her in there. She won't usually tolerate that, though. To get the dishes done or cook dinner I either wear her on my hip, or put her in the kitchen and keep giving her new "toys" like Tupperware, metal bowls, a whisk, etc.
Everything else gets done during nap time. We clean up her toys "together" as part of our nighttime rhythm.
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