Starting to crawl, and crawl, and crawl

Well, Maddie is so proud of herself.  And, well, to be honest, so was I... For the first 20 minutes.  I really thought it was cool.  I thought she was so advanced and I am sure that she crawled earlier than anyone ever has before.  I am starting to see how parents become blind to their children's transgressions.  I settled into this belief that I should call Guinness and get her registered as the youngest most advanced crawler ever!!  Then, after about a half hour of actually having to follow her, I thought about tying her feet together to stunt further progress.  Don't get me wrong, it was possibly the coolest thing so far to see her mobile.  Then, it dawned on me after the first half hour, that she was... well, mobile.  I got tired really quick of the whole impressive crawl.  I already yearn for yesteryear where she would lay on her back and play with toys.  And, of course, I am only hours into this mobile thing.  My sister laughs and she warns me of the mobile stage, but it has quickly dawned on me how much life has changed.  I am already considering a small (and very loose, and padded) dog collar with a short length of rope to keep her safe.  I am just looking out for her!  I thought an electric fence or anything that shocked her is much too early for her current limited mobility stage.  But a small rope and comfortable collar might just do the trick.  Somehow, I don't think Kacey is going to allow this.  In fact, after she reads this, i am pretty sure that I am not babysitting alone any time soon either.