Fearless

R is a daring little 17-month-old. He is constantly on the move and seems to fear nothing. That scares me. He is always trying to keep up with his older brother and that often means scaling the giant play structure at the park and then barreling down the slide headfirst. He pushes his little stool over to the counter or stove in an attempt to check out dangerous things like knives and boiling pots. I am always worriedly chasing him.

At the park today, he was off and running, hiking to the top of a hill and then toddling over to the steep drop off before I whisked him away. Later he quickly climbed the bleachers.


Of course these adventurous exploits often lead to falls. R's head is mottled with goose eggs and his legs are spotted with bruises. He seems far older than his 17 months.

I sure hope this tendency tapers off before his teenage years.

--MM