The moment that I had worried would happen ever since Mabel was born happened.
I fell down the stairs….with Mabel in my arms.
Our stairway is pretty narrow and carpeted, which isn’t a good combination. Plus the actual steps aren’t deep enough to fit your whole foot on so all three combined = a disaster waiting to happen.
My husband fell down the last three steps a few months ago (before Mabel was born), which I remember telling him to suck it up and just watched where he stepped. And in hindsight I should have just bit my tongue and saw it as a warning sign.
Well, late this morning after getting up from an hour nap with little Mabel, we began our descent down the steps. At the second highest step I must have not placed my foot on the step all of the way and it began….I was falling. The odd thing is that I don’t really remember falling, I only remember gripping Mabel tighter and looking at her making sure that she didn’t hit her head on the wall.
Finally, I stopped at the bottom step. Mabel was screaming. I was freaking out thinking she was hurt.
I called my husband and he said he’d be home right away to help me out.
I was able to check Mabel out and see that she was in one piece and she stopped crying once I gave her a toy.
Big sigh of relief.
I had never been that scared in my life.
So there I sat, on our family room floor with Mabel happily playing with her toy, all while waiting for my husband to come home. I realized I was sore and ‘burning’. I guess the adrenalin was wearing off.
After Hubby got home he took Mabel so that I could check myself out. I had a carpet burn on my elbow, one up my back and one on my hip. And not to mention a giant bruise on my hip and back. I think I must have fallen on my hip and then hit each stair with my back since I didn’t have my arms to break my fall.
I’m sure I’ll be sore tomorrow but I just can’t express how thankful I am that Mabel was okay. And that I didn’t break any of my bones.
I credit this all to what I discovered today…my ‘mom instinct’. I would do anything for that little baby and it’s pretty impressive how your body almost has super powers to protect your children.
Note to self – make sure the next house doesn’t have stairs.
Thanks for all the support on Facebook ladies. : )
Omg! This is my biggest fear also.. So mug so that I have nightmares about it.. I have 13month old twins and still carry them down the stairs at the same time (which i probably shouldn’t be doing)..Glad u r both safe and well.
Chelsea
Hi Morgan, I’m so glad little miss Mabel is ok. I hope your not feeling to sore today, maybe take a nice soak in the tub! Give Mabel cuddles from Luke, Amelia and I. xx
So glad you both are okay! My biggest fear was slipping on the ice in the winter while carrier her in the carseat.
I’m so glad you are both alright! When I had Chloe we lived in a townhome with similar stairs and I fell down the last 5 or so steps with her. Same thing, she was fine, I was shaken up and vowed never to have stairs again. So scary.
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