If there is a sharp object, it will be found by Aiden. Laura was over for lunch the other day. I was getting almonds out of the pantry for a salad. Within seconds, he was weilding a large knife in the kitchen, waving it around and smiling.
While at Matt and Kate's wedding reception, which was lovely, I didn't get to relax and enjoy a fun time. I spent the first part of the reception in the ladies room nursing Micah (it was impossible to nurse a baby while wearing a the bridesmaid's dress) and the rest of it chasing my children.
We were at the first table with the wedding party, and by the time I returned from feeding Micah, the food was freezing cold -- still good though. Anyway, I was watching Aiden like a hawk - he was on the floor dancing with the other children - and looked away for no more than a second to talk to someone. When I looked back, Aiden was gone. Others began to help me search, but no one could find him. Then, someone started yelling and pointing upwards. There, up on the 2nd floor balcony (think thin, widely spaced wrought iron bars) was Aiden with his head stuck in the medallion design on the fence of the balcony. Had he not gotten his head stuck, he may have slipped through while we spent a good two minutes trying to figure out where the heck the door leading to the balcony was located. Tom and the Photographer rescued him.
Don't even mention the word Peanut Butter. I was still cleaning off objects blessed by PB at 10:30pm last night.
In this particular situation, I am at a loss.
Either Aiden has no sense of danger or he has a great sense of it and mocks danger at every chance he can.
At present, I can see him playing in Tab's room - so I know he's safe, the other children are safe, and the house isn't getting destroyed.
It is not that he is not disciplined for touching forbidden objects. He usually doesn't do the same thing twice - he now holds the railing while going down the steps! It's just that he finds new things to destroy. Can a rule be made not to touch anything without permission? I think not.
If I were to compare him to a cartoon character, it would be Jack Jack Parr, the baby from the Incredibles.
In the past, Aiden has been referrred to as Danger Mouse.