A couple of days ago, Thursday evening, Thomas had his tooth knocked loose! I just knew it was going go fall out! I'm so thankful to God that it didn't fall out. He's walking so well and so fast that he's almost running now, at least he joins in with the "get me" running around the loop in the house now! Also, Joanna has taken to running Thomas down and jumping on him. They both laugh histerically and get up and do it again. I've been discouraging this game as it's seems a little too mean for my liking. (Even though they are laughing, the fact is Joanna is pushing him down.) Well, Thursday evening, I think both games got combined...Joanna and Thomas were going around the loop. I think Thomas was going after Joanna for a while, then he waddled out of the "loop" into the dining room by the office and Joanna followed him...then there was a thump and a wail. Joanna had pushed him down, both of them laughing all the way down. I am reminded of the saying "It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt." He was almost inconsoable. I was shocked to see blood on his mouth! I asked Joanna to get a tissue and pointed out what she had done had hurt Thomas. She started crying too! Thomas was o.k. After about two or three minutes, he'd forgotten all about it and was on to playing again. I just made sure not to give him any hard foods the next day just in case his tooth was still loose! As I write this I think that Joanna has not pushed him down again since. But it has only been two days!
Joanna does like to play with Thomas. She's been the "bigger one" for a while, but that is starting to change. Here's a story about how Thomas got Joanna rustled up recently. I have always kept the bathroom cabinet empty and Joanna has always loved climbing in there. With Thomas added to our family, she still gets in there but now but it's like a big game of peek-a-boo. Thomas follows her and stands outside the cabinet while she opens the door and screams, and he screams and pushes the door closed, this is repeated ad nauseum. I have found this activity wildly amusing and I just love that they are delighted together. Well, earlier this week, they were playing cabinet peek-a-boo and Joanna just started sreaming, "Thomas" then, "Mommy" with panic in her voice. So, I jumped in there and pulled her out. I think Thomas held the door shut instead of just closing it and Joanna couldn't open the door with her own force. That'd set me into a panic wouldn't it you? Having fun, then suddenly, you are trapped. Poor girl. Now, I'm sure Thomas hasn't ever had a bad thought in his life, and loves Joanna more than one could imagine. But, this was a game-changing moment of Thomas becoming stronger.
