Discipline

We have been working on baby proofing our house lately, there are just some things that you can't do anything about, though. Things like china cabinets, floor lamps, and ovens just to name a few! And of course these are the things that are the most tempting to Isabella, she just can't seem to help it. She definitely knows the word "no". About half the time when she is crawling toward something she's not supposed to be near and we tell her "no no" she stops and turns around. The other half of the time she stops, looks at us, and continues on very slowly like if she's doing it in slow motion maybe it will be okay. So it was bound to happen that yesterday when I was at work she tipped over our floor lamp in the living room. She could have really gotten hurt. It didn't fall on her, thankfully, but she was knocked over in shock! Daddy quickly picked her up and consoled her. I guess for the rest of the day she would crawl over to the lamp, but keep a safe distance from it, and give it a dirty look! Of course today she forgot all about "the incident" and was desperate to touch it again. This is bringing me to a realization that we are actually going to have to discipline her as she gets older, right now we tell her "no" because we don't want her to get hurt. I know as she gets older it will definitely be a lot more complicated than just telling her "no" and I hope I will be a good parent and be able to handle anything that might come my way in this area. It is a little scary to think that as parents, we are soley responsible for the physical, spiritual, and emotional well being of our children. It's still a wonderful "job" though!!