Are all young children utterly clumsy? Or was Amelia simply unlucky enough to receive the klutz gene from her mama?
I know I'm not graceful. Never have been. In fact, I had to quit dance class at the tender age of three because the teacher wanted me to do extra practices. Yeah, I must have been that bad. Somehow I muddled through many years of gymnastics, but still can't do a back handspring without landing square on my head. (Not that I would try it now - I know I'm only in my early 30s, but that is most definitely a decade or so beyond back handspring retirement age.)
Amelia does have some athletic talent.
She has a powerful and surprisingly accurate kick. She has a pretty good arm as well. Soccer goalie, perhaps? Maybe. At least that doesn't involve as much running as the other positions. For some reason, Amelia is really clumsy. I suspect she gets her brain so involved in whatever she is playing that she simply fails to pay attention. Bot honestly, I lose count of her daily boo-boos. Stubbed toes, falls, bumped heads, items dropped on a foot. It's a good thing kids are tough or this one would be defective by now.
I take solace in the fact that she does seem pretty hearty. And she has an athletic streak that her mommy certainly lacks. So maybe, just maybe, she'll have a chance at a sport.
A college scholarship would be nice.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3MomsIn1.com partner:
Popular Posts
-
The weather is really bi-polar these days. We officially turned on the heat to combat the cold nights. But in the afternoon, I'm strippi...
-
T-shirts and sneakers whiz by in a blur of rainbow colors. Heat from sun-warmed metal radiates through our clothes. Wind lifts my hair, tang...
-
My little girl is a monster! A pretend one, thankfully. She has been practicing her " rooaar! " ever since reading the new childre...
-
The holidays are fast approaching. Stores are squeezing the witches, ghosts, and pumpkins on their shelves to make room for the accumulation...
-
I received the phone call on a Thursday evening. One year and one week ago. "Anne (my sister-in-law) was in an accident. She fell down...
-
Do you know Boogie Wipes? If you don’t, you should. The kids are back in school, and those nasty viruses will start coming home with them. (...
-
GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. - - - - Momtrepreneur Melissa: Owner of Ellabee Papier Hello, I'm Melissa with Ellabee Papier and mommy to Ella, an ...
-
I often said we were a family of three. But really, we were a family of four . Daddy, Mommy, little girl, and cat. Claude came into my life ...
-
It seems all the kiddos are back to school now. My daughter's preschool class begins August 31st. She attended all summer long, so not a...
-
Amelia is ready for big girl mealtime. We've graduated from the highchair to a comfy pink booster seat. She's a pro at drinking from...
1 comments:
ROFL- There is def a kultz gene- We've busted my sister about it for over 30yrs now. Softball tryout? Concussion. Basketball tryout? Sprained thumb. Snowboarding? cracked elbow. All injuries totally unprovoked. She wants to doa triathlon and I told her she should train w/an EMT to be safe. She'll find an activity someday that she adores, and if needed- will learn to focus to overcome any klutziness. And in the mean time- make friends w/ ER checkin nurses like my parents did HAHAHA
Post a Comment