There are a few things a mother and father never want to hear. One of them is the scream of pure terror coming from your 2 year old. It can make your heart stop in an instant. I know this because it happened on Sunday. I was back in the laundry room and Matt had just stepped out the back door. Reagan and Alex were in the living room watching tv and all of a sudden I hear Alex scream "dad" so loudly and with such fear that I literally dropped the laundry basket and took off running toward him. Matt heard it all the way outside and wasn't far behind me.
When I turned the corner to go down the hall, I saw Alex coming toward me at full speed as well. This put me at ease just a little to see he was up moving and there was no blood or any visual injuries. I picked him up and he was so scared he was trembling. I couldn't figure out what he was telling me. Something about his leg getting hit.
Then I hear hysterical laughter coming from Reagan. One might think that would be bad given the situation but she is so protective of her little brother that if it had been something bad, she would be right there wanting to check on him. So I walk into the living room where she is and ask what in the world happened.
Between giggles she explained that Alex had pushed the green button on top of Roomba and caused it to turn on. If you aren't familiar with Roomba, it is a robot vacuum. When you turn it on, it starts spinning in circles determining the size of the room to start planning its path. Apparently Alex had decided the green button was just too much temptation and when he pushed it, Roomba came to life and I guess he thought it was going to get him.
After we laughed over this, we explained to him it wouldn't hurt him and have been running it several times since. Thankfully he now thinks it is cool and likes to turn it on.
Hopefully the next time I hear that scream of terror it will turn out to be a funny story again and not something terrible.
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