Falls - Valeria- June 2018

Valeria is a lot tinier than her sister. And a lot louder. When she can’t get what she wants exactly how she wants, she cries. But also she falls a lot. And she cries.

When Alexandra falls she basically gets up, shaved off the dust and keeps going. Valeria cries. 

She tries to copy Alexandra and falls. Or she gets trampled over by big sister and falls. She falls a lot. And then good luck getting her to try again. Or not. 

Last week we were at the playground and she kept climbing the ladder up to the top level. I usually stayed right below her in case she slipped. Never did once. The two times I wasn’t standing below her, she  slipped. The first time I was close enough and she held in to the bar as I ran over. 

The second time I’d called them over to have a snack. Alexandra came; Valeria, as always, ignored me. As I sat on the ground to open Alexandra’s yogurt, Valeria slipped and fell from the very top of the ladder onto the metal floor of the first level. Of course! As soon as I wasn’t near her she gets in trouble.