On Our Toes

That is where this girl keeps us. She is ever so kind, especially when someone is hurt or crying, but she is very very curious, and will get into most anything she can. She is the reason for safety locks on the medicine cabinet. She is the reason for toddler 'leashes' (though we don't have one). She is the reason for locking a child's door when they go to sleep for fear they will get up and leave the house. (I set the house alarm very intentionally because of this.)

Two things this week:
- Maddux had her first communion last Sunday. Yup....the juice, the bread. And she tried to put the juice back after she sipped it. This all took place before the service, so luckily it didn't disrupt anyone else's experience. The four of us were in the sanctuary and before I knew it, she was at the table, picking up a cup of juice. Of course, Maddie was shocked and offended when I pulled her away from the table, telling her that it was off-limits.

- Maddux pulled a dresser over. How she managed to do it without herself being under it is beyond me, but thank God she didn't get a scratch. The kids and I were upstairs playing when Maddux went into her room. She does this often to retrieve a toy or book. Seconds later Eli and I heard a LOUD crash and Maddie crying. She was standing next to the pile of dresser and drawers and clothes. Everywhere. That would have no-doubt resulted in our second 911 call and ambulance ride in six months.