Thursday, November 12, 2015

I took a fall Wednesday night.  It was such a dumb accident.  I had cleaned the floors and used some Pledge to bring back the wood finish.  It made the floor extra slick.  After changing a diaper, Selah June and I made our way to the dinner table.  As soon as I hit that section of the floor, my sock feet went right out from under me.  I clutched onto her and held her up to make sure I was under her when we hit the floor.  It really was a slow-motion experience.

I hit my back against the wall and fell right on my tailbone.  I’ve been sore for days.

Luckily, she was totally fine.  She seemed a little frightened by the experience, but she was back to her giggly self in a matter of minutes.

This episode reminded me of Mom’s spill when I was just about SJ’s age.  I was about to walk, and the fall put me in a cast for quite some time.

It was so scary.  I’m still feeling a little off, and it’s hard for me to know how much of it is the physical aftereffects of taking a hard fall and how much is the emotional aftereffects of a careless accident.