Close Call and Fun Toys
Two days ago, Addison and I decided that we needed to get out of the house and fill our lungs with fresh air. So I strapped him in the stroller and we were off. We made it across the driveway and into the yard, headed for the sidewalk, which starts at the neighbors' house. I was enjoying the sunshine and scenery so much at this point, that I forgot about the invisible trench of death in our side yard. It's only about two inches wide and the depth is still to be determined. My guess is that it probably ends somewhere in the middle of China. But you can't see it, because it's covered in grass.
Anyway, I managed to plant the front wheels of the stroller into said trench without noticing and then keep walking long enough to realize that the stroller wasn't moving anymore, lose my balance, and go toppling over ON TOP of the stroller containing my ten month old child. Try to picture it - front wheels where they'd been the whole time, the rest of the stroller flipped forward on the ground, and Mommy on top - and no baby in sight. I had a panic attack as I unwound myself from the stroller and pulled it upright, fearing broken bones, or at least a bloody nose. Luckily, Addison was just bewildered and had ended up with a mouthful of grass. And he did not appreciate it.
Although he came out of it unscathed, I am still sore (how? I don't know), and have a goose egg on my left shin and matching five inch long (I measured) green and blue bruises on my thighs. P.S. We live on the busiest street in the world and I'm sure at least a dozen cars were witnesses to it all. I'm just glad nobody stopped to see if we were okay.
In other news, Addison has a new favorite toy:
He power-crawls for them every time we get close to the bathroom.
Anyway, I managed to plant the front wheels of the stroller into said trench without noticing and then keep walking long enough to realize that the stroller wasn't moving anymore, lose my balance, and go toppling over ON TOP of the stroller containing my ten month old child. Try to picture it - front wheels where they'd been the whole time, the rest of the stroller flipped forward on the ground, and Mommy on top - and no baby in sight. I had a panic attack as I unwound myself from the stroller and pulled it upright, fearing broken bones, or at least a bloody nose. Luckily, Addison was just bewildered and had ended up with a mouthful of grass. And he did not appreciate it.
Although he came out of it unscathed, I am still sore (how? I don't know), and have a goose egg on my left shin and matching five inch long (I measured) green and blue bruises on my thighs. P.S. We live on the busiest street in the world and I'm sure at least a dozen cars were witnesses to it all. I'm just glad nobody stopped to see if we were okay.
In other news, Addison has a new favorite toy:
He power-crawls for them every time we get close to the bathroom.
Tampons are a hot commodity at my house too. I think it's the packaging. It's so colorful and there are little wrapped "goodies" inside. LOL! I'm sorry about your crash, but glad that you didn't lose Addison in the mysterious trench. I thought you were going to say he got wedged in there somehow, and I was getting nervous.
ReplyDeleteHa, ha that made me laugh! My kids have all done the tampon thing as well. They thought they had candy inside at one point, but I firmly put an end to that idea!
ReplyDeleteAmber
YES!!! he is a MAN. ;P
ReplyDeletexo
Wow, what a story! I'm glad that he made it unscathed!! How scary!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd tampons, that's hilarious :)
Hey Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI found your blog through Nate's facebook profile. You are hilarious! I can totally imagine that happening to me and my James (he's not quite as old as Addison--he's eight months old).
I saw that you both are on Goodreads, and I tried to add you as friends there, but I couldn't find you. If you would like to find me there, you can search "Jennie Peterson" and I should come up.
It's been so long since I last saw you guys! Gotta love Facebook for helping people catch up! Sounds like you are doing great. I love your blog, and I added it to my list on my blog. Oh, and I think I might buy that book your mom recommended for cleaning up the house and getting organized. I could sure use it! ;)