Luca absolutely loves to climb trees. I guess I should say he "loved" to climb trees. This little tree monkey would challenge himself and climb as high as he could until Mom or Dad yelled at him to come down because he was too high. I think Luca thought he was invincible. . .let's hope he learned his lesson.
I was at the park across the street with a friend watching our children play. The boys were climbing trees having a grand ol' time. I realized I couldn't see Luca and started calling his name. He answered from high atop a tree. He was so high I could barely even see him. I told him he was too high and needed to come down. No sooner did I turn my head from him, when I heard tree branches snapping and screaming. I jumped up and ran as fast as my 8 1/2 month pregnant body would let me, terrified of what I might see. Luca was at the base of the tree (which was surrounded by large rocks) laying there crying. I told him not to move, assessed his injuries and told him to tell me where it hurt. He kept pointing to his leg and his arm. Once I calmed him down I realized that the only places he was hurting were the places where his skin was all scratched up. It didn't take long for us to realize he was fine, minus the many cuts, scrapes and bruises that were already forming. He took it easy for all of 20 minutes and then was out in the backyard playing soccer with his friend. If a 15-20 foot fall from a tree leaves only bumps, scrapes and bruises I am one happy momma. Needless to say, Luca will be taking it easy on the tree climbing until he can understand which limbs are strong enough to support his weight.
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