Then I fell down the stairs. I guess for people with stairs this is a regular thing but for me I lost it! I was so scared. As i was falling a million things ran through my mind... 'What if I get hurt?', 'How hurt will I be?', 'If I break my leg- who will take care of me?!', 'Who will take care of Adia?!' I was carrying blankets down to wash and one got under me. I messed up my foot pretty bad and was limping a few days but I think the worst part was thinking I was pregnant. I was soooo scared because I selfishly prayed that God would give me more time before I get pregnant again and then I go and fall down the stairs! Thank Jesus I am not and was not pregnant. At the current time we have some debt- actually more then some- it needs to be paid off. So when my baby got a hold of my iphone and slobbered all over it I flipped out. It was only moments before my husband was due home from work and I was sick and miserable and needed a break. Then I notice my phone isn't working right and my husband Corey is calling to tell me he ran out of gas in San Mateo- 45 minutes away!
So he forgot his wallet and a friend comes to bail him out. He goes to start his car after filling up and guess what? You guessed it- it doesn't start. So he manages to get half way home by riding with a friend. While me and the baby get to sit in traffic, sick and cold, to go pick him up. Perfect time for me to stress about how we will get the money to get his car fixed. Praise God it turned out it was just his battery and he was able to fix it by himself. What a man! So the cherry on top....
My daughter Adia is tired but she wont go to sleep. So like a wise mom does- I tell my husband to just let her cry in her crib for 20 minutes. If she is still crying we will get her but since shes so tired she will fall asleep by herself. So at one point it sounds like she fell asleep.
Corey goes to check on her and shes actually playing in her crib. She turned around- Corey was trying to be sly but was spotted! So he quickly comes back down stairs. She starts to cry again and soon after... starts whaling- screaming. I know this scream. I thought, "What if.... nah shes just mad cuz she knows we are here and not getting her." Corey cant take his little princess crying like this so he says to me, "I think its been 20 minutes." I know it hasn't, but i go up anyway.As I make my way up I see my 8 month old baby girl crawling toward the door- just 4ft away from the stairs! I pick her up and she has blood dripping from her month! I just about threw up! How could this happen to my baby!? The truth is it can happen to anyone and it could have been SO much worse. There are a million things that could have went wrong. She could have broken her neck on the way down or fallen down the stairs if I didn't get her at that moment. She could have choked on something on our bedroom floor. So many could-haves that didn't.
We took her to the ER to get looked at. She stopped bleeding but I needed to be sure she was ok. She had a gash in her upper gums- no teeth yet, thank Jesus, or they'd be gone for sure. We came back home and I examined the crime scene. I thought she had climbed out and fell down. She can climb the stairs but I thought it was unlikely that she would climb out of the crib- or even that she could do it.As I examined the Greco crib a compromised on for a 'good deal', I noticed that one side of the adjustable 3-in-1 panel was like a centimeter lower. I put my hand on it and sure enough the whole crib moves and that side moves down like its on springs. The scene showed some blood on the carpet- a laundry basket filled with blankets- just under a broken rail- with a blanket half way out of the crib.
I can only assume she was standing up and it unlocked. She lost balance and flipped out hitting her mouth/face and landing on the basket of blankets. Then rolled off onto the ground. I think the blanket slowed her fall assuming she was holding onto it for dear life. I feel so bad. But again Thank God it wasn't worse and it SO could have been. I read the ratings about Greco. They always have recalls and they DO NOT have quality pieces. Accidents like this are always happening with this brand. I took a risk knowing this and got this crib. The only thing we could have done differently to prevent this from happening is to have NOT purchased this crib. It should have stayed locked and a baby should not have been able to unlock it and fall out. DO NOT BY GRECO PRODUCTS! Great week huh?
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