oh scary night
Friday, June 26, 2009 at 9:13PM Some of the scariest sounds a mom can ever hear:
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud.
Waah, waah, waah, waah, waah.
Followed by one of the scariest sights a mom can see:
An open safety gate above a flight of stairs.
A change in routine, one little mistake = potential disaster.
Luckily, one year olds are resilient and hard to break.
Luckily, our stairs have carpet and our flights are short.
Luckily, Lexi is just fine.
But I now know fear like I've never known. Those brief seconds,
from hearing the thuds and the earth rattling cries,
to seeing the gate wide open,
to my hubby running over to her aid,
to me gasping and yelling one loud emphatic profane word,
to hearing the words,
She's okay,
shook me to the core.
Due to the tragic news of Farah and MJ's deaths yesterday, I was already in quite a introspective, bizarre mood. But after Lex's fall, even when we realized she was fine and she began playing and stomping around like usual, I could not shake my heavy heart. I lay in bed, tossing and turning replaying the sequence of events. A milion what ifs danced in my head. I thought about the recent tragedy in San Francisco where a father left his baby in the car for an entire work day. It made me realize just how quickly, how easily accidents can happen.
When I saw the clock strike 1:00am I decided to let go of my negative thoughts and I turned my "what if..." to thank god! Taking stock of my blessings helped lull me to sleep finally, but not before I went into her room to check on her one more time.
Being the overly cautious hypochondriac that I am, I took her in to the doctor today just to make sure she was okay--and thankfully she is.
But I am changed forever.
Reader Comments (6)
Oh god.
I'm so glad Lexi Boo is ok. I'm sorry you guys had that experience. I'm a little scared about stairs in a new home when we finally do move. I've gotta come check out your safety gates for some tips.
I didn't know about the tragedy in SF until I just read your link. I'm sick to my stomach now.
Thank God, Thank God you are all ok.
Oh, ouch to all of you. It is hard to shake those sounds and sights from the mind's eye, isn't it? One thing I've learned is that no matter how vigilant, how close at hand you are, stuff happens with kids.
been there done that.
glad she is ok....
It reminded me of the time Trulie was playing in her room quietly...i suddenly heard a loud crash, then nothing..I ran into her room and her chest of drawers had tipped over ...still no sounds from Trulie. Expecting the worst, I lifted the dresser one-handed and found..nothing. Luckily she had missed getting smushed and was under her covers , crying...Another Thank god...
Holy Crap! I'm so glad that Lexi is OK! Thank God! This happened at my Mother-in-Law's house about a month or so ago - and her flight is one long straight up set of stairs, and at the bottom is tile. I think Audra only made it up a couple stairs and then rolled down and bonked her head on the tile - my husband made it to her first and then ran her over to me and yelled 'CHECK HER OUT!!' He was afraid he was going to see her brain or something - she was totally fine, just a bump, but it definitely freaks the crap out of you.
Okay...posting here, because if I posted on your past posts you might miss my comments...but I just spent the past 30 minutes reading some of your previous posts - and oh mah gah...I laughed so hard I cried!! The music video your hubby made for V-day - priceless. 'Don't gag your sister with a spoon' HAHAHA! And of course, the message left for the boys, with the long breaking of wind - it took me right back to my best friend's room when we would totally die laughing about things like that. Thanks for your blog - it's awesome. :)