Melinda and Jacob love to run back and forth through the apartment, from the back of my bedroom, down the long hall, and to the couch on the far side of living room. Usually they'll be screaming at the top of their lungs while running. Who knows what they're playing most of the time. Or even if they're playing...maybe they're just getting out some energy!!
But today made me laugh - the floors are particularly messy right now, with most of the toys out of their boxes, couch cushions pulled off the couches, discarded pieces of clothing laying right where the kids took them off, and so on. So running back and forth isn't particularly safe at this point in time. Well, Melinda came bolting out down the hall, and ran right over the Fisher Price Nativity Scene stable. She tripped and fell down, and just kind of stayed there in a bit of shock, but not hurt. I said, "WOAH! What happened? Did you trip over that toy?" And she said, "Yes, it's like a speed bump!!" And so I told her, "Well, Melinda, usually speed bumps are there to tell you that you need to slow down to be safe." "But Mommy," she said, "this one likes to tell you to go fast!"
And yes, she tripped over it again about 1.5 minutes later. ;)
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