Really it was more of a thud thud thud thud thud sound. Xander took his first ever top to bottom fall down a flight of stairs. Ouch. I was working in the basement and Erin was in the office, we both realized that something was wrong by the third thud, it wasn't a ball going down the stairs. I scooped Xander up nano-seconds after he hit the ground, and Erin wasn't far behind- she moves pretty fast (when she needs to) for a lady in her last trimester. The little guy was pretty worked up, but shook it off amazingly quickly. I was all ready for an ER visit, but there were no broken bones, and honestly not even much in the way of bruises. This kid is made of pretty tough stuff. This fall is a result of Xander starting to want to go down the stairs like a big boy, and walk each step. He usually is very careful, and on the other set of stairs he can hold on the balusters but, there is nothing low enough to hold onto on the basement stairs. He doesn't seem much concerned about the fall though. Within about 15 minutes he was ready to go back down the stairs, although this time he wanted to hold Mommy's hand while he walked down. There seem to be few lasting effects- he has been playing all day, and wearing Dad out, while Erin has had some quiet time to nurse a viscious cold she got yesterday. Here's a shot of Xander riding Aslan the Lion and roaring away this afternoon.
-Jake
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