There aren't many things that test your valued Atheism like waiting for the paramedics after you hear a loud thump and you rush to your 7-months-old son and find him on the floor after he somehow jumped over his crib straight on his head. You know they say there are no Atheists in foxholes. Not that it means anything. There's probably not much bladder control in foxholes, too, but that doesn't mean it's a good thing.Baby's okay. He has a little bump on his forehead, and more importantly, he learned an important lesson: don't trust your father to create a safe environment for you.
There's just not much to write about a baby falling off his crib. We learn from our mistakes, lower the mattress, and move on. Which means I'm going to go on as planned, and put up this leftovers post from Israel, to include things that didn't make it to previous posts. I swear I'll stop milking this trip soon, but people just have to see a picture of a baby with a naked barbie:
And a Rasta Baby:
And the Bahai Gardens:
And videos of a friend of my sister with his daughter:
And me with a friend:
Now, when we came back to Baltimore, we went to Babies R Us, where I took this picture of the massive sale they had on car seats. I can't think where I can put this picture, so it will have to be this post:
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They're amazingly resistant to damage of all sorts aren't they? But there's nothing like that "THUD" to scare the crap out of you.
Glad that he is fine.
And I know what you mean by testing your Atheism. Sometimes I do wonder why don't I just believe and be done with it esp. when the surgical incisions get infected.
Barbies look weird naked.
I went to the Bahai temple in Delhi do they try to hand over pamphlets and win a convert there too?
Your friend is green, tall and well hung.
000.01 cents savings is still a saving
Seriously, you need to get that kid on telly.
He could be the poster child for a telephone company or drain cleaner or toothpaste.
Great wee face.
Your friend the green merman penis?
Free Man, the word I heard most in the last two days was Resilient. The paramedic actually said, "At this age, they're practically made of rubber." I don't think I've ever had a scarier experience.
SJ, thanks. I was holding him, waiting for the ambulance, and thinking, "Should I pray? No. That's bullshit. I'm not going to start praying now. Screw that. What am I thinking? What's wrong with me that I'm thinking about stuff like that?" Luckily, the ambulance came before I got too much into this stuff. Or maybe I almost got saved. So close.
I think he turned the barbie's upper body, so her butt was in the front. I should tell him women don't like that.
They didn't try to convert anyone, no. The guide said some great things about the faith and gender equality, but they didn't try to convert us or ask for any money, even for the tour.
He's not really a friend. More of an acquaintance.
Xbox, thanks. But that picture was taken a month ago. Now he's discovered his tongue, so he's not as cute. But you know... Honey said I should take him downtown, where they're filming a Kevin Bacon--Renee Zelwegger movie, and see if he gets picked up. I guess with a face like that, he can afford to fall on his face a few times.
Woozie, you know, I took a similar picture in that same spot with the same statue when I was about five. There's just something about this guy. I don't know what it is. I can't put my finger on it.
Glad your baby is okay.
The videos of your friend with his daughter are great. My boyfriend has been doing the 'stand' thing with his son and throwing him around since he was seven months old...it always freaks me out, but the little guy loves it. Kids are fearless...especially in rasta hats. Ha, so cute.
The doctors told me babies are 'cartilage rich zones' when my daughter hit the deck at 3 months(rolled off the bed).
Your friend's daughter is going to be a gymnast. I also enjoyed the row of siblings (?) echoing the swinging moves on the ground.
Re your green friend: don't put your finger on it. Please.
The sale sign made my morning. A good laugh fixes many things.
Came over from A Freeman! :-D
That picture is so stinkin' cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO incredibly CUTE!!!!!!!!! (How many times do you imagine I can tell you how cute your kid is?!?!?!?!?)
Glad the fall turned out fine - that must have been incredibly scary. :-( :-( :-( I mean, for you. He probably just thought it was normal-scary, since babies are sort of used being moved about this way & that, totally beyond their control.
Good sale! Hope you swiped up several - I'm sure they won't last long at that price!
Sarah, thanks. The people that saw the guy with his daughter said the girl will be chasing that high for the rest of her life. Who knows. I'm always careful with my baby, and I can't imagine throwing him around like that, but then I let him jump on his head. You live and learn, I suppose.
Arizaphale, welcome. (And by the way, to the two people who told me in the last month that babies have an instinct and they know not to roll off the bed, don't ever talk to me about babies again). The guy in the video, well, his father was a boxer. That was the explanation they gave me. Supposedly, it means, "He knows what he's doing." I don't really get it, but hey, who am I to say anything? He's not the one with the bruised baby.
Jill, Honey took that picture. She's good. Sorry about my hairy legs. Really, I'm not much of a shorts guy, but we were going to the beach...
That was the scariest moment of my life, seeing him like that on the floor, where he wasn't supposed to be, but where I knew I'd find him because that noise could only mean one thing. And he stopped crying the moment I picked him up. I probably wasn't supposed to pick him up, but there was no way I wasn't picking him up. Damn double negatives.
If you buy a hundred seats, you save a Dollar!
your baby is gorgeous
You'd be surprised how many times my children landed on their heads as babies. They seem to be fine.
And yes your baby is beautiful.
And that is an awesome deal on that carseat. I rush right out and pick stuff up when it's a penny cheaper!!!!
I had to look at that picture three times before I saw any hairy leg. That's how gorgeous that kid is. :-)
Somebody told you babies have instinct & know not to roll off the bed?!?!?! Babies have instinct alright, but for some reason, it's an instinct for self destruction. I actually got a book out of the library called Descartes Baby that looked like it was going to explain some of that, but it was during the school year and I only got to the part about why babies aren't disgusted by their own poop before it was time to turn it back into the library.
YIKES! I'm glad he's OK. That's scary.
This is the second baby I've read about in a blog this week who fell off something onto his/her head!
Thanks for popping by my blog earlier. And even more thanks for your love of pit bulls! I have a pit bull mix, and I think they are such adorable dogs. The terrible thing is that they are banned in Scotland (and the rest of the UK - most of Western Europe even), so it will be very difficult for me to go home and bring my baby with me. She's a mix so they might let her into the country because she's not a pure breed, but there's no guarantee. Sigh.
Nurse, thank you. And welcome. I don't you've been here before, right? I would have remembered your blog.
Aimee, thanks. He is cute, I'll give him that. "Seem to be fine." I like it.
Jill, a friend of mine owns a Montessori kindergarten. It's one of the basic ideas there, and kids nap on mattresses on the floor, with no barriers. She says babies lose their instinct once you put them in a crib. Whatev. The Montessori kids sleep on the floor, after all.
I'm not disgusted by my own poop.
Ricardo, thanks. It was. Dude was lying on the floor, face down, you know? Bastard.
Ms. McWhore, it's messed up that a country can ban an entire breed. But it's never easy to raise a purebred Pit. They're illegal in some cities, and in other places there's a lot of restrictions. Of course, officially our dogs are mixed, or we wouldn't have been able to afford home insurance.
Y'know, I went to Montessori up through third grade. I have great respect for actual Montessori schools (but not the ones that use the Montessori name but say things like, "We do Montessori from 9:00 to 10:30 and then we do worksheets the rest of the day." And I have great respect for Maria Montessori and think she was way ahead of her time. But I still don't buy the instinct/mat connection.
Jill, my friend's school (kindergarten) is the real Montessori. And she did convince me. It seems like a great place and I love to come there. And if we can afford it, we'll send what's-his-name there. I wonder--I guess I could have asked her... But as long as you're here, I know she has quotes from Maria Montessori, but also from Janusz Korczak. Did you ever hear about him, or is it just an Israeli thing?
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