And then I fell out of bed...

It seems that falling out of bed is a four-step process, starting with establishing the height difference between the mattress and the top of the bedrail, an ability and desire to stand up, and the tipping point of the would-be faller...

On Monday Margaux went from commando crawling to standing very unsteadily and with a lot of support. We were all absolutely shocked when she managed to tip herself out of bed - no-one more than Maria, who had lightly tucked her into bed about 30 minutes beforehand.

I hear Margaux screaming, as she often does when she wakes up to find nobody there, and as I entered her bedroom I was staggered to find that I almost trod on her near the doorway. Poor Popette.


Very kindly, she re-enacted the stages for us - leaving the tipping bit for our imagination!

Unfortunately I had to have the flash on and Margaux suffered from the light, hence the closed eyes.

 

As you can imagine, we promptly adjusted the mattress to its lowest rung... hopefully it will be a while before she reaches the height to fall out of there - and that we're more aware that it's bound to happen!