Last night as my wife and I were relaxing after dinner and before bath time, we saw Kid #2 toddle to the bathroom.
Bump, thump, bump….
Kid #2 lugged the foot stool out of the bathroom and dragged it across the living room. Kid #1 decided to tell Mom and Dad that her little brother was breaking informal social norms of keeping the foot stool in the bathroom. She was not amused that we were amused.
He dragged the stool to the kitchen and placed it underneath the counter cabinet that contains the fruit cups and forks. He then went to the bar and dragged a bar stool next to the foot stool. He then began his ascent to the counter-top. Quickly he conquered his summit as I silently spotted him. He stood up, opened the cabinet and pulled out a package of peaches and a spork.
“Eaches, dada, dada, eaches….open dada”
I opened the peaches for him as I brought him to the floor.
He will eventually climb Half Dome.
Kid #2 has already had one good fall several months ago that led to a six hour emergency room visit. That visit turned out to be purely an observational visit as the only thing that was seriously hurt was his confidence for a couple of days. I took him to the ER because the fall happened after his pediatrician’s office closed for the weekend and potential head injuries (including concusions) scare me. But it highlights a problem with high deductible plans.
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