I had to go out to our shed one day to find a piece of paper that I had been searching for for two days almost. I took my shorty with me.

Having never been stung by a bee in my life, I took the trusty bug zapper with me. You know the kind you buy at Harbor Freight that looks like a tennis racket but when you push the button and swat at a bug, it fries them.

First, I had to roll the "tractor" as my husband calls it, out of the shed. My 2 1/2 year old daughter is playing on her swing set which is about five feet away from me. So I roll the tractor out. Since there was no immediate threat of us getting stung by a bee, I lay the bug zapper on top of the "tractor".

I go into the shed and actually find the piece of paper that I'm looking for, which is a miracle in and of itself. I come out of the shed doing my Tim Allen grunt because I was so proud of myself for finding the paper. I see Shorty climbing up the slide holding the bug zapper. Scared the bejeezus out of me.

Our baby isn't walking yet, but my husband has some great stories from when he was little.

For example, his family was hiking up to Emerald Pool in Zion National Park when he decided to throw himself off a cliff. There was enough of a slope and trees and bushes that he didn't die immediately. A park ranger threw himself down after him, bravely risking his life to save my husband's.

Then, once he was back up and safe the little daredevil thought it was so much fun he did it again. Twice.

This is what I have to look forward to.

P.S. Daddy Troy, you are so hot. I totally voted for you as Hottest Male Web Host.

My little guy has always been a climber. When he was about 1 1/2 he decided he wanted something on top of the fridge. He always played with the magnets, so I left the room for a quick second, and when I came back in he was on top of the fridge, just sitting there and smiling because he was so proud of himself. He moved the chair over and then climbed on the counter and moved some of the Tupperware that was on the counter to climb up on the fridge.
He is now 3 1/2 and still has to climb on top of everything that he can.

Our little one is just 10 months old, but he's already trouble.

When he first learned to crawl, he would crawl over to our entertainment center (or any large inanimate object for that matter) and ram his head into it. Then he would turn, look at us, laugh, and do it again... repeatedly.

And then there was the afternoon that he spit a leaf out of his mouth at grandma's house. Problem is, grandma doesn't any plants. And the leaf that was in his mouth, clearly came from our house... where he hadn't been for at least 3 hours at the time of the leaf spitting.

We know do random cavity searches on a regular basis.

Our daughter is 17mo old and is now getting into everything. My wife did get a nice surprise when she caught her indulging in cat poop. We have learned if it is quiet she is up something.

We shall see... but there's lots of yard ape in his blood. ;)

I agree with Kevin that silence is never a good sign.

All at DadLabs appreciate the "Troy is hot" comments. He needs a little boost as he is totally getting his ass kicked in that poll right now.

I'm never certain if our darling daughter is going to be a princess or Xena Warrior Princess. We have a two story house with the staircase sorta in the middle so that only one side is against a wall. I've caught her a couple of times, almost to the top, one the wrong side of the railing!

I brought my daughter and a friend's daughter (both 18 months) out to lunch one day at a local diner. After they had eaten, I had washed my daughter off and unbuckled her, but left her sitting in the wooden highchair provided by the restaurant, to tend to the other child. While I was turned to the other child to hose off her lunch remains, my daughter suddenly appeared in my line of vision. Standing. On the floor in front of the table. Calm as can be. I have NO idea how she managed to climb out and not break her neck or at least fall, but she was completely unscathed. I took a double take and noticed a few other diners staring and saw their "that woman is the worst mother in the world" looks. Horrified and alarmed, I paid the bill, scooped up the girls, and have not returned to that particular establishment.
Warning: even the non-climber who has no apparent interest in exiting the highchair, needs that belt even for the last minute of sitting!

My girls are only 10.5 months old, but one is crawling like crazy and always seems to make a b-line for the gas fireplace. We never turn it on these days, but her fascination scares me!

I could seriously use some baby proofing cash!

Just to add an air of sobriety to this, my dad's wife's grandchild drown in a pool. The situation was such that the fence that led to the pool was left ajar -- something that anyone could do -- and the little 2 year old went exploring and fell in. The family was devistated. Tragedies happen, folks, so please be careful. I also want to recommend the following website which cater to child safety:
www.safekids.org

The common sense steps outlined there can help prevent bad things from happening -- and trust me they do.

That little boy had two siblings and parents who are going to have guilt and loss for life. Do whatever you can to avoid these things happen to you.

Sorry for the downer message, DadLabs folks, but this one was too important not to mention.

On that note, I think I need a drink now.

Chris