Introducing Fearless Babies to Gravity?

[Indy]

We've tried to raise a baby who's fearless, and seemed to have done it a little too well. You see, Rachel has no concept of gravity, at least beyond the standing-to-unexpected-sitting situation. Every time we have her on the couch or bed, she makes a beeline for the edge.

I've tried holding onto her and slowing here descent, but that only seems to reinforce her belief that she's doing it right. I asked my parents about it and they said I just learned the hard way (that explains the cranial dents). Any suggestions aside from letting her crash land?

[tt3]

Tara would make suicide runs towards stairs if we didn't catch her too...
And she was very crazy on the couch until she dumped off the arm. Now she thinks its funny to sit backwards on it and flop off like a scuba diver back first into the water. She lands flat on her back and laughs. This is going to be an interesting ride as she gets older!
good luck

[Indy]

First time Rachel became one with gravity was on my watch. She was sitting with me on the couch, her back against the arm, tucked in the corner. She hadn't mastered torso control and listed to port. Her head went over the edge and, being the heaviest part of her body, pulled her straight into a bag of Dorito's. It was all in slow motion, but still fast enough that I couldn't put down my plate and stop her. Not only did she land in the Dorito's, but she stayed there, up-ended, until I could grab her. I think the indignity of the whole thing upset her more than impact.

[SAHF]

....Not only did she land in the Dorito's, but she stayed there, up-ended, until I could grab her. I think the indignity of the whole thing upset her more than impact.

:D :D :D

Poor baby....I can just picture it too! :D Didn't mean to laugh but the mental image is pretty funny.

[Indy]

It was hilarious. There was a slide, a crunch, and then a pause, followed by an indignant wail. Upon retrieval, she gave me that "You're new at this and doing a lousy job," look.

[Jackson's Dad]

No, the cry was probably more about "hey, I wanted potato chips, not Doritos!". :lol:

[mjknapp]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

That is too funny, there might have been one drunk night when I woke up with my head in a bag of Dorito's......lol j/k

Tyler learned the law of gravity with a little help from my wife, we were either getting ready to leave or had just got home, he was in his little carseat that we used to carry him in, well, my wife hadnt latched him in yet, and was walking up the sidewalk, he shifted his body weight and flopped out of that carseat, landed facefirst on the sidewalk. Poor guy got a bump on his head, and scratched his nose up pretty bad, My wife was freaking out, crying, saying she was such a bad mother, but I told her that stuff happens, and not to worry about it, all kids have to go through something like that.

Funny part was, that we had family pictures two days after that, so we have a bunch of pictures with his bump and scratched nose. It always seems to work like that doesnt it.

[Diamondb]

First time Rachel became one with gravity was on my watch. She was sitting with me on the couch, her back against the arm, tucked in the corner. She hadn't mastered torso control and listed to port. Her head went over the edge and, being the heaviest part of her body, pulled her straight into a bag of Dorito's. It was all in slow motion, but still fast enough that I couldn't put down my plate and stop her. Not only did she land in the Dorito's, but she stayed there, up-ended, until I could grab her. I think the indignity of the whole thing upset her more than impact.

I couldn't help but laugh when I read this. I experienced the exact same thing with Josh. Of course in my case there wasn't a bag of Doritos to break his fall and he was rudely introduced to the floor. Scared the hell out of me and it took me more time to calm down than it did him.

[Remington]

I just got around to reading this thread. These stories are absolutely hilarious. :lol: :lol:

[tt3]

You guys ever catch your kid mid-fall? When Tara was around that age that she could hold her head up ok and she was just starting getting rambunctious, i had her on my knee typing on the computer... anyway she was doing something cute (typical of babies, right?) and i reached over to get the camera and she just dove from my leg. I managed to catch her by her shoulder and leg with her face mere millimeters from the floor... like Diamondb it took me a lot longer to calm down then her!
I can chuckle about it now, but man :shock:

[Jackson's Dad]

These stories remind me of that old corny song, that used to be a staple of the great Doctor Demento radio show. Anyon else here used to listen to the Doctor?

"Our baby fell out of the window.
You'd think that her head would be split.
But good luck was with her that morning;
She fell in a barrel of ...Shhhhaving cream

Shaving cream, be nice and clean.
Shave everyday and you'll always look keen."

:lol: more lyrics:http://www.houseoflyrics.com/sbf/artists/1615/song/6375

[Indy]

Oh sure, put that song in my head before I settle down for the night.

[mjknapp]

Dr Demento, I used to listen to him all the time, I completely forgot about that show, is he still on, it has been yrs since I listened to him.

[Jackson's Dad]

I just did a search, and there he is still cranking away the tunes: http://www.drdemento.com/. I remember being in junior high, and sneaking out of bed after "lights out" to listen to his show, trying my best not to laugh too loud. Wow, that was over 20 years ago.....

[Don-Dad]

I believe Dr Demento still has a syndicated show, might be a once a week thing. From time to time I think I have heard on a local station, on a late sunday evening.

[mjknapp]

I only remember him being on late sunday nights, when I used to drive truck, I would be leaving the house late sunday night, and would listen to him for the first couple hours on the road.

[matellicblue]

Louis you said the study said they actually lean about the sheer edge. At what age? My 11 year old Conor still misses them, along with the 7,6,and 4 year old. It seems that my oldest Jenece 13 is the only one that realizes to stop.

[matellicblue]

I remember my buddy Jason and I climbing the apple tree between our yards and deciding I was Superman and him deciding he was the Green Lantern and we could fly to the moon. Didn't end as well as we thought, I couldn't breath for what seemed forever. Funny now.

[Weston]

My parents swear by this story.

When I was three years old, I was playing in the backyard with my mother watching.

My dad was doing some work on the roof of the house and my mother asked him to watch me while she went inside for a moment.

He said sure. (Uh Oh)

He went back to his work and after a few minutes heard some movement behind him.

"Hi daddy!" I said to him

evidently I had climbed the extension ladder to the rooftop while he had so diligently been looking after me.

I hope its not genetic!