I was making the kids lunch in the kitchen when I overheard them laughing rottenly. It was the unmistakable laugh that lets you know they are up to no good. Which, usually I'm cool with because... well... at least they ain't screaming. But, at the same time, I realized that the laughter seemed kind of soft and distant... distant like UPSTAIRS distant! I swear that I pulled out some crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-crap as I flew to the foyer only to see girlfriend FALLING DOWN THE STAIRS!
Oh. My. God.
I'm getting shaking legs just reliving the moment. Thankfully (and I mean, counting every single one of those lucky stars), I caught her mid-flight and she never hit the tile floor. THEN, I had to quickly grab her and make sure she was still alive and in one piece and scurry up the rest of the stairs to shield Wyatt from a fall!
Those two little runts had torn down the baby gate and had somehow managed to quickly scale their way to the top! I guess Monkey made it and Cal was a little less fortunate. Poor thing! I have been apologizing to that child all day and that damn shiner is a constant reminder of my bad parenting skills. It's like salt in a freaking wound! And now I just have this obnoxious and intrusive mantra running through my head... 'I'm a bad mom. I'm a bad mom. I'm a bad mom.' I've been in a boxing match with myself about it all day.
Needless to say, I spent the afternoon looking online for baby gates that screw into the wall.
5 comments:
I am sorry but that is a funny story. Ansley took a fall down the stairs but I was standing right there and still managed to let her fall to the floor. The title got striped a long time ago on me.
Ansley busted her face running up the driveway on Friday. Her nose mouth and head are all bloody. Callie and her can be friends for life.
I think you should find a way to blame Brent for not putting up the gate correctly! :)
She still looks cute, now that you have the first fall out of the way the rest are easy to deal with.
I think I can beat that. How about letting your baby fall out of the shopping cart at Target b/c he wasn't strapped in. Luckily Super Dad caught him upside down by the cuff of his pants within inches of the ground. I'm so embarassed I even have to remain anonymous :) That's one that has remained between Mommy, Daddy and the security cameras.
T.K.A and J
Oh girlie.... you are still a great mom. I let Mandy fall out of a cart at Best Buy about that age. Landed right on her head... I let her stand in the back part and over she went.... felt horrible, but so sad to tell you this is only the first of many!!!!
i see the buck teeth helped soothe the pain!!!! hahahaha! zip stig
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