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my husband just fell down the stairs with our 4 month old daughter!
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on Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:36 PM
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1st off, our stairs are carpeted & curve at the bottom. i fell down them w/ her about 2.5 months ago & have had anxiety about it ever since.. especially when dh has her. he is really tall & has big feet, and our stairs are kind of narrow. whenever he takes her downstairs, i kind of hold my breath & listen. so tonight he took her so i could nap for an hour. so, like always, i held my breath and listened........ and it happened. there was tumbling and he cried out. i was there in a heartbeat! dd started crying so hard, i thought she was hurt! she's fine, just very shaken. i took her back upstairs & had some skin-to-skin time with her. dh has a massive red mark above his left butt cheek :( i guess he stepped a little too far & his heel slipped. he was going forward, but for natalie's sake, he forced himself backwards, making him slide down on his back. he's such a good daddy! it's such a weird feeling when something you are afraid of happening actually happens... know what i mean?
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- by on Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:40 PM
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Could have been a lot worse. Thank God and your guardian angels that it wasn't.
The sin of the century is the loss of the sense of sin. ~ Father Corapi
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- by on Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:40 PM
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And I know how you feel. I am so nervous about taking my son up and down stairs. I have no idea why, I am just super careful. I don't even let my husband do it lol. I have no idea why...it is one of those fears I have.
Quoting dragonlilly3492:
I am glad everyone is alright.
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- by on Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:41 PM
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i agree completely! someone is looking out for this family :)
Quoting LavenderMom23:
Could have been a lot worse. Thank God and your guardian angels that it wasn't.
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- by on Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:42 PM
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Yeah I did the same thing with our dd. I felt so bad she was scared but unharmed. I am glad you baby is ok and your hubby will live.
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- by on Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM
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same here we live on the second floor of the apartment so....im the same way
Quoting Army_Wife41:
And I know how you feel. I am so nervous about taking my son up and down stairs. I have no idea why, I am just super careful. I don't even let my husband do it lol. I have no idea why...it is one of those fears I have.
Quoting dragonlilly3492:
I am glad everyone is alright.
Our Little Brianna
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- by on Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:44 PM
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Us too! lol. I have no idea what I am going to do when I have 2 infants LOL. I need a third hand :-(
Quoting chrisbri:
same here we live on the second floor of the apartment so....im the same way
Quoting Army_Wife41:
And I know how you feel. I am so nervous about taking my son up and down stairs. I have no idea why, I am just super careful. I don't even let my husband do it lol. I have no idea why...it is one of those fears I have.
Quoting dragonlilly3492:
I am glad everyone is alright.
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- by on Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:44 PM
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yikes! This is what I'm a afraid of. We just purchased our first home and it has stairs. I'm terrified my crawling infant is gunna get through the babygate somehow and tumble down to the bottom.
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- by on Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:47 PM
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Just wait until your daughter is older - everytime my son rolls out of bed (hardwood floors) I am afraid he is going to slip :( and everytime he climbs I try to hold him - but he's four - so he has to learn to do it himself. Ahhhh... being a mom is scarry :) but hey, obviously your a good mom!!!! You made it through one of your first bump ups! GOOD JOB!
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- by on Oct. 29, 2009 at 7:49 PM
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Phew!! I know how you feel. I live on the second floor and I have to go down exterior stairs to get to my car... not looking forward to doing that this winter with my 18 mos old son and being pregnant!
Quoting dragonlilly3492:
I am glad everyone is alright.
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