This little girl nearly gave me a heart attack a few moments ago.
Cautious is not really a word that I would use to describe Rachel. The likes to keep up with her older siblings, doesn't mind falling flat on her face, and when she does she gets back up and keeps on trucking.
She has been trying to access the stairs for quite some time. We usually have a safety gate at the top and the bottom of the staircase. Both are meant to be locked whenever Rachel is awake. When relying mostly on a 4-year-old, a 6-year-old, and a 7-year-old to close the gates it goes without saying that they are not always locked.
Anyhoo...I saw Rachel climb about five steps last month. Then, in a horrifying split-second, I watched as she fell down the same steps. I was too far away to catch her. Scary.
This afternoon, while the older kids were playing outside, I was enjoying some toddler time. Then I noticed Rachel was no longer in the living room. Not hearing her in the dining room or kitchen, I headed to the stairway.
The gate was open.
And there she was. Standing at the top of the stairs.
My heart nearly stopped.
Rachel, on the other hand, was as cool as a cucumber.
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