What is it with certain objects that our kids just can’t get enough of. When it comes to using our laptop, both Luke and our baby girl always try and reach it and push buttons. When we watch TV, they both want the remotes. When they see the phone on the end table, they fight over who will get it first. I don’t know what is about certain things, but our kids have this inner sense almost like a homing beacon…no matter where I put the remotes, phone or laptop they seem to always find it and want it.
It is like that also with the light switch. Before laying the kids down each night we get the kids together and pray with them. One of our favorite spots to do this is on one of the dressers in Luke’s bedroom. The dresser is right against the wall…and yes…right next to the light switch. So we put both kids on the dresser while my husband and I hold on to them and we pray. It keeps the kids happy and we are together. Sometimes one kid is trying to reach around the other to get to the switch, so it gets fun.
When the kids are just on the floor they can’t reach the switches, even though I’ve seen them reach like they want to get it. At least I thought they were both too short, until yesterday when Luke proved me wrong.
I took Luke and our baby girl outside for a while after their afternoon naps. It was so nice out, but both kids got a little dirty. When we came inside I had Luke continue to use his walker and go up the ramp (that daddy and grandpa built) and go right inside the house. Now, I haven’t let Luke loose with his walker in the house for a couple months. But he has shown a better ability at controlling where he goes, so I let him loose last night.
Once I got both kids in the door, I told them both that we needed to go to the bathroom and wash our hands before I got supper together. Amazingly Luke took off like a jet across the kitchen and his baby sister followed. Once Luke got to the hallway though he stopped and I could tell he was pondering what to do next. So I got our baby girl and led her down the hall to the bathroom and called to Luke all the while telling him to follow and come to the bathroom.
While I was helping our baby girl wash her hands I could hear Luke screaming. I figured he got stuck somehow when trying to turn his walker, since I couldn’t do anything to help him at that moment I just called to him and told him I would be right there and that he could back up and do it himself.
Well, the response I got to that was the lights going out in the hallway! When that happened Luke’s screaming turned to laughter. Once I got done helping our baby girl and we got into the hallway, I saw Luke holding on with one hand on his walker and the other stretched high reaching for the light switch again.
The silly little man!! He’s getting so tall. I’ll have to watch him closely when I let him loose with his walker again. Who knows what he’ll get into.
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