Life with Boys
I had to tell about accident prone Berkley. I have been trying to potty train him, and he’s been doing good, but the other day, he went running in to use the bathroom and tripped on the bath mat and smacked his head on the bath tub. It left a huge bruise on his head. So, we go walking into church yesterday and on our way to sit down, a couple people commented on the bruise on his head. I hate it when my kids get hurt like that, because first of all it’s just scary and it was one of those times where you see it happen and you feel sick to your stomach, because you aren’t sure exactly how bad it is, and I also hate it, because you never know what other people are thinking when they see it. Anyways, so we make it to our seat in the chapel, and I was putting my bag down on the bench and Berkley had gone and sat on the bench in front of us. He stands up on the bench, and I looked down at my bag for just a second, and Berkley nose dived over the back of the bench onto the ground. It made a loud sound, and I ran to pick him up. He didn’t even cry. And, I don’t think it hurt him too bad, but then later Keaton needed to use the bathroom. So, I take Berkley with me, because he’s really starting to stress me out, and I was thinking I wanted to keep an eye on him, so he doesn’t fall anymore. So, we go into the bathroom and we went into the handicapped stall, since it’s big so all we can all fit in there. Well, the toilet was too tall for Keaton to stand and pee, so I had to have him stand on my feet so he could reach, and Berkley of course starts going crazy, and running back and forth in the stall. The next thing I know I hear a big crash and I turn to look and Berkley had just ran head first into the wall. I was about to cry. I think He needs a helmet. This time he cried, and there was another nice bump on his head. I grew up with 4 brothers, and I know boys can be crazy, but I swear it seems like my kids have taken it to a whole new level. One day I think I will do a blog post about all the crazy stuff my kids have done, but I don’t have time right now.