Our climber, Corinne

Our first two children were never "climbers". I'm sure I said things about parents who just couldn't keep their kids from climbing. How hard could it be?! And then God smiled and gave us Corinne...

Corinne is our third child (only by 37 minutes). She has made me "take back" so many things I said prior to her arrival. This girl will climb anything that even looks like it can be climbed. I think she was climbing before she was walking. I do believe there are days when her main goal in life is to find something to climb, then show her "younger" sister how to do it so that when I walk into the room, it's Emma I catch, not Corinne.

Now let me say that even with all the climbing, Corinne is a joy to be around. If you read my entry about our oldest, Hannah, then you know a little about KidStuf. (If not, read that entry. I think it was in Nov or Dec 2006.) Anyway, Corinne is right there beside Hannah singing during KidStuf. She even knows some of the hand signs. During the week if someone asks a question like, "Where are you going?", she immediately shouts, "KidStuf!"

Corinne also loves to help me clean. I call her "little Martha" (as in Martha Stewart). I can always count on her to pick up toys that are out, "help" me with laundry, clean up messes the best she can, and help me make my bed when she's around. If she gets her hands on a wet wipe, she's scrubbing the walls or baseboards. Oh, how I do hope this continues until she can REALLY help!

There's so much more I could say about the smallest member of our family but I'll stop here. I've often heard "big things come in small packages". If anyone can prove that to be true, Corinne will be the one to do it. She is "fearfully and wonderfully made". There's just no fear in her when she sees something to climb! :)