Monday, January 18, 2010

Scary Moment

M and I had a wonderful day at home. Both schools were closed in honor of MLK.

Both of our bedrooms were complete messes, so we decided to help each other clean. (Please read: I cleaned, she watched TV or told me what to do. It was delightful.)

This afternoon we decided to go for a walk around the neighborhood. As I was looking for my shoes, I heard a strange noise on the stairs and raced around the corner.

To see M going head over heels (literally) down at least half the staircase. I don't think I've ever been so scared in my life. I saw her neck bend at a strange-ish angle and her legs flopping around like a ragdoll. My feet turned to cement and I couldn't move. Then I was flying down the stairs to her. I have never been so thrilled to hear her scream and cry. She was fine. Scared, but fine. It took me quite a few more minutes to get over it.

We did end up enjoying a very nice walk.

3 comments:

Kyla said...

The other day I was in the kitchen with BubTar while KayTar was in the living room. I heard KayTar fuss and looked up to just catch a glimpse of her falling down the stairs, but my computer chair was blocking my view. She was crying and then suddenly when she landed, she wasn't. I panicked just like you, ran over, and she was fine, just gearing up for her next big cry. LOL. She had only fallen a step or two, but it sure is scary, though!

Colleen @AMadisonMom said...

Zoe did that a while ago. Actually... she did it more than once. Once I saw her fall... the other time I didn't. I think it was SO much worse to see it. Although... hearing that boom boom boom down the stairs wasn't pleasant either.

Arizaphale said...

Yup. Been there twice. Heart in mouth stuff.