Big A fell down a flight of steps today. Yeah. Scary stuff. I was getting her ready for a movie date with Daddy and went downstairs to do some cleaning, leaving both girls upstairs with the gate at the top of the stairs closed. I mistakenly though J was within ear shot, but he was in the shower. The way Big A tells it, Little A came up behind her and pushed her, causing her to crash into the gate, knock it down and send her tumbling down the steps. I somehow doubt this story considering Little A is 18 months old, but I guess its possible. In any case, I was in the living room when I heard the crash of the gate and the ensuing tumbling noise. Scariest.sound.ever.
I ran to the staircase to find Big A at the bottom of the steps, crying. J rushed out of the shower when he heard the sound. She seemed fine, no bleeding or obvious wounds. She told me her head hurt, but when we told her we were going to take her to the doctor instead of the movie, she quickly changed her story and said she was fine. I called the nurse line at my pediatrician's office and they said the rule of thumb was to take a child in to be checked if they fell down/off something more than twice his/her height. So, off to the ER we went.
We packed a backpack since we knew the wait could be long. We are lucky to have a wonderful children's hospital closeby so we headed there. Within an hour, we were in, checked and given the all clear as well as signs to look for at home. Luckily, she is doing just fine. I don't really know how a three year old can tumble down a full flight of stairs, landing on hardwood and be totally fine, but we feel extremely lucky that she is. I can't let myself think too long about the what ifs because it will drive me mental. The important thing is that she is okay and we are so grateful.
After the ER visit, we stopped for some playdough ice-cream. Ice-cream really does make everything all better, doesn't it? Daddy date is rescheduled for tomorrow and Little A? Well, we're keeping our eye on her. Let's hope we don't have a Macaulay Culkin on our hands.
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