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Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofing
« on: Sep 12th, 2007, 12:14pm » |
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Well I have to laugh.....
Last night I had a feeling that it was going to be rough night. I was shadowing really hard so I decided to get undressed in my living room which is adjacent to my bedroom. This way when I bolt out of bed I do not make too much noise and wake up Joanna.
So I am stripping the dark and I lift my leg, trip and go crashing through Hannah's "exersaucer".....
F-en shock type of pain...so damn intense!!!
3 of my toes were completely twisted and immediately started turning colors.
I ice them, keep elevated and take a shitload of advil....
This morning I go to my mother's office (she works for a podiatrist) for x-rays.....
I broke my f-en "ring" toe, two others are badly sprained as is my foot.
UGH!!!! Those damn toys 
I'm a putz 
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #1 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 12:18pm » |
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Oh Eric, I'm so sorry you're hurt. I hope you heal fast.
You DO realize that you have just begun a lifetime of stepping on legos (YEOUCH!) and other child-related injuries??
Wait 'til she swings her first baseball bat or tennis racket and connects with daddy's goodies!!
Enjoy the ride my friend!
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #2 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 12:52pm » |
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yeap, I know the feeling, mine was the middle toe 
try not to walk on it or it will end up looking all twisted..
Did you brake the exersaucer??
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #3 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 12:53pm » |
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It's only just begun for you Eric. I can't walk through my house without stomping on something. Happens at least twice a week. There's nothing like skating across your kitchen floor riding on a baby blanket
You get good a limiting most of the damage after a while. Remember, you can buy another toy. You on the other hand, don't heal as fast as the trip to the store.
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #4 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 1:08pm » |
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Walk it off, wuss!
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #5 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 1:09pm » |
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The saucer is salvageable as are my toes
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #6 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 2:10pm » |
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I think you're making this shit up.
Let's see some pics.
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #7 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 2:10pm » |
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Wowch!
Oh the things that go bump in the night.
Need a tow truck, buddy? 
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #8 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 2:11pm » |
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I child-proofed my home too Eric, but somehow they kept getting back in.
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #9 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 2:27pm » |
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on Sep 12th, 2007, 12:18pm, Mosaicwench wrote:
You DO realize that you have just begun a lifetime of stepping on legos (YEOUCH!)
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You nailed THAT one! f'in OUCH! lol
Feel better soon E
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #10 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 2:47pm » |
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I'm sorry but that story is friggen hilarious. I cracked up.. and Im sorry you actually did break your toe, but I can totally picture you doing that.
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #11 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 2:53pm » |
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Eric:
Hurting your feet is one of those indignities that lasts a LONG time. Try to keep it iced and elevated and keep off of it [yeah, like THAT is going to happen].
Good luck with it,
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #12 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 4:05pm » |
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on Sep 12th, 2007, 2:10pm, Kevin_M wrote:Wowch!
Oh the things that go bump in the night.
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Kevin, that was TOE truck!!!
BTW, the reason God created toes is so that we can find furniture and other items in the dark.
Hope it heals quickly.
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #13 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 5:37pm » |
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Well who's a steamin' great wassock then huh?!
Actually I'm in no position to talk having dropped one of Jaspers books on my foot when he was little and broke my big too. It was one of those giant sized cardbooks and came down like a flippin' guillotine and it HURT!!
I hope it stops hurting soon honeybun
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #14 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 5:45pm » |
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The next installment in Eric's story is to learn about vacuum cleaner food - not real people food dear Hannah or others have dropped by accident . . . .
I'm talking about those oh-so-tiny-pieces of toys that can't be seen with the naked eye but feed vacuum cleaners across the world. They are the tiniest, most miniscule things on the planet and when they make contact with the vacuum cleaner your child immediately screams "Daddy - now my XYZ won't work!!!" - and it's true.
Get a bagless vac NOW and save yourself the headache of mining the vacuum cleaner bag for that oh-so-important-piece of Hannah's future.
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #15 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 5:53pm » |
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on Sep 12th, 2007, 5:45pm, Mosaicwench wrote:| Get a bagless vac NOW and save yourself the headache of mining the vacuum cleaner bag for that oh-so-important-piece of Hannah's future. |
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You made me remember.
It was GONE, and I never got it back. 
on Sep 12th, 2007, 4:05pm, Callico wrote:| that was TOE truck!!! |
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Eric might need a toe truck, and a bare foot truck.
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #16 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 7:44pm » |
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on Sep 12th, 2007, 12:18pm, Mosaicwench wrote:
You DO realize that you have just begun a lifetime of stepping on legos (YEOUCH!) and other child-related injuries??
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Yeah, we used to call that little stuff on the floor, "Ellen spoor".
Watch your step.
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #17 on: Sep 12th, 2007, 8:17pm » |
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #18 on: Sep 13th, 2007, 8:43am » |
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on Sep 12th, 2007, 2:11pm, Linda_Howell wrote:
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Linda, that is too funny.
Eric, I once hit my arch of my foot on a tricycle whose wheel was held on with a metal twist. (The tricycle was ok.) It is always something, and you will never be able to guess what, ahead of time.
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #19 on: Sep 13th, 2007, 8:59am » |
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LOL you klutz.
I have a barefoot phobia, which is soley due to kid toys... I've worn shoes or slippers at home since 1974.
Keep your foot (and your chin) up. hugs, nani
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #20 on: Sep 13th, 2007, 9:15am » |
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Agree with Nani!
May make some crazy but I just wont go without some kind of foot protection.
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #21 on: Sep 13th, 2007, 9:44am » |
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I have to agree with nani and ghost about the footwear and children's toys. I've worn something on my feet since my first close encounter with Legos, lo those many years ago.
But then, I'm a mosaic artist who works with stained glass so it's quite hazardous to walk around without shoes in our house (even though I only work in the basement that stuff seems to shed off me wherever I go - I have more fun things to do than pick glass out of feet).
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #22 on: Sep 13th, 2007, 9:51am » |
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Sorry about the accident, but glad you shared it with us so we could get a laugh out of it!
Hope you heal quickly!
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #23 on: Sep 13th, 2007, 10:04am » |
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I'm sorry about that, Eric... Just wait when Hannah gets older and has posters on her walls... Then make sure that she uses tape to put them up or you'll be walking to those nasty pins... they hurt like hell when you step on one directly! 
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Re: Baby proofing is unfortunatley not Eric proofi
« Reply #24 on: Sep 13th, 2007, 3:03pm » |
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on Sep 12th, 2007, 2:11pm, Linda_Howell wrote:
I child-proofed my home too Eric, but somehow they kept getting back in. |
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Heck, Linda, I moved and didn't leave a forwarding address (true story - it was an accident, but true) and he still found me. There is NO getting away from them!!!!
Eric, thanks for the laugh and the memories. You might try a "night light". They do help - I still use one. And slippers.....(with steel toes).
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