You know all those warning labels that they plaster all over a set of bunk beds about how unsafe the top bunk is, and that children under the age of 6 should not be allowed in the top bunk? Do they apply to your third child?? You know, the one that quietly sneaks off when you forget to pay attention (for 2 seconds!) and does things like draw on walls (swore I'd never have one of those kids!), brush her teeth with potty water, take all of the DVDs out of their cases, empty drawers, eat things off the lower shelf of the pantry...and climb, all by her little 20 month old self, up to the top bunk and proceed to jump like it's a bouncer?
Do you see that look on her face? She's a stinker and she knows it AND she thinks it's funny! You know the saying, "I laugh in the face of danger!"? Well, that would be Lily, except hers would be "I laugh in the face of discipline!" This is the face you see when scolding her...and it is impossible to not crack up at her! Oh, man, is she ever going to test our parenting skills!!
The flip-side of her disappearing act is that most of the time when she quietly slips away, she goes and entertains herself in a productive (and safe) way...unlike her brother, who cannot be around a corner alone without asking every 5 seconds if I'm still here or going to check on him soon, Lily is content to be by herself.
Her favorite thing though is for her big sister and brother to include her when they are playing-she loves being one of the "big" kids!
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