He's An Escape Artist!

Since my precious little boy began to walk, he's been whizzing through milestones at warp speed. First it was crawling, yes he jumped the gun a little bit, and then it was climbing up stairs. He is picking up skills and learning faster and faster. It is wonderful for him, but for me it is a bit of a nightmare with a thin Vail of pride. I am very proud of my little one, but I have to chase him down without a full nights sleep every night. I look like a wet washcloth trying to keep up with the little runner (yeah he runs now too). Just when I began to get a hold of myself and pull from the inner strength to resist giving up on being a good parent, the boy began to climbing over things.
I could normally place his heavy toys around his play area as a blockade, but today he used his baby bed and his little tooshy to push climb and pull his way through. I was in shock at the sight. It took a few times of him doing it until I actually realized that no place was safe anymore. The child is an escape artist! What am I gonna do! Does anyone have a miracle drink or food for me? I don't know how to survive this, but I know that others have. Somebody tell me how to get through this one. I signed up to be a mother and now I am a slave to my one year old. I would laugh at myself right now, but it takes too much energy and I need all I can get. It's hard to believe that I used to be an athlete.