Xander was a monkey in a previous life

I'm sure of it. Seriously.

If you've spoken to me at all lately, I've carried on about how he is climbing everything. He was just getting onto the loveseat and going over the edge to the end table where he'd do a happy dance.

Then he grew and was able to climb on all of the couches without too much assistance.

Then he realized that he can sit on the dining room chairs too. That involves leaning over the chair seat and giving it a big bear hug and lifting his lower body and then swinging a leg around to get a knee or foot onto the seat. Serious muscle control going on here, folks. He will then either turn around three times and sit down or climb onto the table and sit dead center.

He especially loves the computer chair. If he sees you walk away, he will climb right up and start clicking away. And if you are in the seat too long, he will just turn off the computer. And then turn the computer on when you leave the room. Then climb into the computer chair.

Oh, but he's not stopping there. The entertainment center now has a lot of space on the television shelf since we switched from a tube to a flat screen. And the shelves below it make a great ladder! Every time I leave the room I will hear him get upset because he will either be stuck halfway up the 'ladder' and can't figure out where to go or he is sitting in front of the tv and realized he can't get down. I'd take a picture, but that would only encourage the behavior.

He's still into everything and has figured out that the big, shiny object in the corner is the curio cabinet. I didn't even notice the first time he got into it. Chris walked down the stairs and found Xander with the lid of some wedding crystal. So that will be fun, I'm sure.