I really wish I had a photo of this typical Mary moment, but I don't.
I was in the adjoining room when I heard Mary (3-1/2) call out in a faked casual tone of voice masking a bit of fear: "Mama, I need your help. I am stuck."
"Where are you stuck?"
"On the door."
I couldn't even figure out what that meant, so I walked to her bedroom.
She was on the door. Mary was on the top third of her bedroom door, clinging to it, one hand on each side, one foot on each side, rather like an insect with sticky feet. She was above the door knobs, her feet not standing on the door knobs, which is why her strength was running out quickly.
I lifted her down and asked her how she got there.
Triumphantly, she answered: "Well, first I climbed on top of my dollhouse. Then I stepped from there to the top of my play kitchen. Then I was able to climb up on the door and I pushed off with my foot so the door swung out to the middle. And that's when I got stuck."
Oh, dear Mary. Agile thing!
ReplyDeleteYes, she and Estella are cut from the same cloth. Do you know Dave told me he watched Estella scale and clamber over a chain link fence the other day? All 30 inches and 20 lbs of her. lol!!
Oh my, thank you for this...brought a much needed smile to my face! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this girl! Reminds me so much of Emma!