Hard Hat

One of a parents worst nightmares happened today.

Whenever Andrew or I pick up our car keys, put on our shoes or jerseys (yes its cold enough now for us to wear jerseys, jeans and even jammies to bed) Ethan knows that we are preparing to leave the house and becomes agitated when he realises that hes not going too.

So our trick is to quietly pocket the keys, leave putting our shoes on till we are outside and basically sneak out.

This morning Andrew assumed that Ethan was in another part of the house (couldnt hear or see him)and exited the house via the front door. Unfortunately he didnt close the door properly behind him. Ethan followed his dad out the door. Dad didnt know untill he was at the bottom of the steps, which is about 10 wooden steps, and Ethan called out to him. In a panic baby tried to hurry down the steps to follow his dad, lost his footing at the top and tumbled down sideways. Luckily Andrew caught his son as he rebounded off the last step and before he hit the concrete pathway.

Poor AJ. A similar incident happened to him when Liam was about 6 months. LJ was wandering around the house in his walker. We were in the bedroom cleaning and I could hear Liam banging his walker against the screen door which we always kept locked when we left the front door open. My hands were full of clothes and at the sound of an almighty bang, said to Andrew 'God hes opened the screen door'.

Andrew took off at a run but by the time he got to the end of the hallway, he could see his son teetering at the top of the 20 or so concrete steps. Before he could reach him Liam and walker went tumbling down.

As it was back then with Liam, Ethan got away with a bump on the head, a graze and a ten second cry. And as with Liam, his parents took longer to get over it than he did. After the 'nothing broken?' check and keeping a close eye on him in case of delayed concussion, his first demands were 'Car dadda car' while leading dad to the object that started his trip to the bottom of the steps in the first place.

I dont know with these Barron boys. They have heads of steel and the ability to give the woman in their lives a heartattack with their shenanigans. Never have these problems with my daughters!!