One of the coolest things about living with a toddler is that you get to see all their firsts.\u00c2\u00a0 Well, most of them.\u00c2\u00a0 Sometimes, of course, they’re off at daycare or with grandparents or in the other room, and you miss the actual moment.\u00c2\u00a0 But it’s still fun to share the thrill with them when you get the chance.<\/p>\n
When we were in Decorah last weekend, Ava fell down the stairs for the first time.\u00c2\u00a0 This was a first that was almost certainly going to happen somewhere other than our home, since we’re pretty much all on one floor.\u00c2\u00a0 Ava had been doing a great job of going up and down the stairs by herself, and one of us always tried to stay close while she was practicing.\u00c2\u00a0 But we were all in different rooms — each of us figuring the other was watching her — when we heard that distinctive THUMP… THUMP…BUMP *pause* “WAIL!”<\/p>\n
Turned out it wasn’t much of a tumble, but it was enough to give Ava a healthy respect for stairs, which will come in handy at the new house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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