Tumble Buggy

AS a follow up to an earlier post, Buggy tried again to duplicate her brother's feat. She was successful on the second attempt. But her lack of fear of falling and coordination means she will need closer scrutiny while climbing than he will for the time being. Unlike him, she depends on the Parents to hold onto her while in their arms. And she will swing wildly while there. Height means nothing to her.

Liesel gets up all right.

With the heavy end extended across the gap and supported on two arms, she looks like she might make it.

Nope, the gap is too large and the leather couch too slippery.

Down she goes. She has a relatively soft landing perhaps only banging a shin bone- just another bruise to add to the collection.

She struggles to get back up and, with an assist from Dad (a hand was strategically placed under her flailing foot, a minimal invasion of her otherwise self sufficient efforts), she is back up.

Sweet victory!

That was followed by a thump from her rump as she unintentionally plops down. Her haphazard balance suggests she is not yet ready to climb heights without Dad's hovering attention.

Next she goes lateral to explore the side table.

Rubber has more traction on ice than sleeper-suit material has on a polyurethaned table top.  Guess where this is going.

Dad gets close. A 24" fall to onto the hardwood below would not make for laughter and giggles.

He notices that she is completely unaware that her foot has slid off of the side table upsetting her center of gravity. He anticipates and prepares for her fall as surely as tomorrow's sunrise.

She fell bottom first into his legs as shown above. She looked up at him with bewilderment for just a moment before she leaned forward to climb out of the safety net. She then casually crawled over to the step stool to repeat her climb before Dad interfered and spoiled her fun.

Earlier Dad opined about risk mitigation. The explorer's cap is a significant and useful effort to that end. She has a head thumping impact almost daily that the Thudguard has absorbed. The Parents are certain it has prevented more than a few lacerations or concussions.