That’s what comes to mind whenever I see Mark getting himself into trouble. The Sinhalese word Chandiya, loosely translated in English, means rouge or street gangster. Okay, by no means is Mark a gangster of any sort but he is definitely a dare devil. This boy has fallen on his head more times than I can count (and definitely more times than Aidan had when he was Mark’s age). Yet he still gets up, and after a short cry and some consoling, repeats the same action that got him hurt in the first place.

Which makes me wonder… Does his age have a role to play in his fearlessness? Do 18 month old infants even understand the concept of fear and/or cause and effect? You think after he falls off the dining chair and hits his head on the tile floor that he would have learned his lesson. Nope, not Mark! Five minutes after taking the fall he climbs right back up on to that exact same dining chair. One time he fell off the chair twice within half an hour. By the second fall, he couldn’t even walk straight. I was so afraid that he had suffered a concussion or something more serious and I kept checking on him throughout the night.

Now you are thinking why don’t I just watch the boy and make sure he doesn’t climb on stuff. Trust me, I watch him. As much as I can, cause I still have my chores to do, in addition to looking after Aidan. That little creature is fast. As soon as I take him off the chair, he climbs right back up again. His latest trick is climbing up the bar stools. This terrifies me cause instead of a foot fall he now has horrible, HORRIBLE, two and a half feet fall onto tile floors. The boy is crazy! So, in an attempt to try and deter him, we have hidden the stools away in the closet. My kitchen now feel empty without the stools cause that’s where hubby and visitors would sit and chat with me while I prepare dinner. Oh well, I’d rather taken the emptiness than have to deal with a trip to the emergency room.

I leave you with a picture of Mark indulging in his newest obsession… teeth brushing. He loves to climb into the sink, turn on the faucet, and chew on his toothbrush.