One of Kellen's favorite places is on a blanket on his and Ryan's dresser. We use that as a changing table, and he enjoys the window, or the altitude, or the energy of the old dresser... I have no idea what it is, but he is always happy up there. So we often take time there, talking and smiling, and Ryan pulls up a stool or chair to join me.
Today, just as I was about to take them out, Ryan took a wrong step and fell off his perch. He wasn't hurt, but had grasped the blanket to catch himself, pulling Kellen completely off the top of the dresser. He fell, completely head-first, toward the floor. I caught him by ONE ankle when he was inches from hitting.
My heart was pounding; it was all done in a split second, and I just couldn't believe how lucky we were. It took a good half hour for me to stop clutching them and breathe at a normal rate. In hindsight, knowing everyone's fine, I feel a bit like a combination of Wonder Woman and The Flash. Or, if you watch that dreadful "So You Want To Be A Superhero," you are familiar with Fat Momma. I could be her.
You so are a superhero.
Did I ever tell you about the time Thing 2 rolled off of a counter at the zoo to the (hard, far away) tile floor? And she's still fine.
Sigh.
Posted by: stefaneener | September 12, 2006 at 07:27 PM
OMG! How scary. We have one of those, too. G. would come home from work and put C. on the bed while he changed out of work clothes and she'd lie there and gurgle and coo at him and he'd talk to her and so on. Well, then she learned to roll w/o us knowing and G. says he turned in time to see that head-first dive thing and he, too, caught her by the ankle.
Remember, esp. with subsequent kids, that whatever doesn't kill them will only make them stronger ;) (I always thought that was an awful saying, but man does it apply to M.)
Posted by: bfmomma | September 14, 2006 at 09:22 AM
OMG!! You are awesome! How scary for you!
Posted by: Sabbath D. | September 14, 2006 at 02:28 PM
Amy, you have four boys. You are a superhero. Catching our son by the ankle is just one of many, many incidences when you have saved our lives -- starting with me.
Posted by: Evan | September 19, 2006 at 11:40 PM
That Evan comment is SO sweet. Worth the price you had to pay.
Posted by: suzee | September 21, 2006 at 11:32 PM