A Ker-thump And A Sentence

I was in bed a few nights ago, reading a little just before going to sleep. Then I heard it. A loud ker-thump. (The floors in our little wooden house are a very good conductor of sound.)

I tip-toed to the kids' room to investigate this mysterious sound. I opened the door just a little to peek in at E's bed. I couldn't spot her in the bed at first and initially put it down to not being able to see so well in the dark. But when I pushed the door open a little wider, I saw her. Sleeping. Face-down. On the floor!

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E said her first full sentence today.

Dada. Buy. Me. Cheet. (Translation: Sweet.)