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December 23, 2001 on 9:53 pm | In Main |Sean had a spectacular fall down the stairs today. I was taking Sean upstairs to change his diaper. I was standing at the top of the stairs, waiting for him to crawl up on his own, like he has done many times before. He made it to the third step above the landing halfway up the stairs. For some reason, he stood up, turned around, and then took a full step going down. He has never stepped down on his own before. His first step landed fine, but then he lost his footing on his second step. He fell out onto the landing, and his head hit the bottom of the railing. I don’t know if he turned over on his own, or his momentum carried him, but he then rolled down ten stairs, all the way to the bottom. All of this happened before I could reach him. He started crying immediately, which I knew was actually a good sign. While I was trying to calm him down, I saw the spot on his forehead where he hit the bottom of the railing. It was a little red and puffy, but didn’t look serious. After he calmed down, I changed his diaper, and I took the opportunity to see if he had any other injuries. It turns out he is just fine. He has a small “strawberry” on his forehead, but is otherwise okay. I’m amazed that he rolled down ten steps without hurting himself.
Sean had a good day today, other than his morning incident. Sean and I went hiking in the afternoon. After we got back, we all went to the park together. Sean had fun playing in the sand at the playground. While walking home from the park, we saw a dog get hit by a car. It was a large dog, and I guess the dog had just run out of the house. I didn’t see anything until the driver slammed on the brakes, then I saw the dog jump, and let out a yelp after getting hit. The dog ran back to the house, so it appeared to be okay. The dog had broken the side mirror on the car. Both the dog owner and the driver apologized for the incident, so that was the end of it.
Overall, it was a busy day. Cortney and I managed to vacuum and mop most of the house. I finished cleaning the loft, so I’m ready to start assembling the new computer tomorrow.
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