if there's one thing that seizures and milestones have in common, its drama. at some point, something does not go as planned.
about 3 or 4 years ago, i found Yossi standing up in his crib. we promptly lowered the mattress to the last level and he could no longer reach to pull himself up. since that time he had been sick and weak often and was in no shape to keep on trying.
its now been SIX MONTHS* since our last hospital visit (thank G-d!) Yossi has been getting stronger and stronger and he has begun standing on a daily basis. it began innocently enough, i found yossi standing in his bed, and he was so proud of himself that he took pleasure in repeating it at every opportunity.
I must say that i encouraged it. Im so happy that he is finally making trouble and making a mess And i thought it so clever of him every time he reached over the rails, pulling books off the shelf and throwing them to the ground! how i waited for this day!
Then came the moment that i'd forgotten could happen. a 7 year old is a little tall for a crib but who remembered that? i heard yossi calling and i came running just in time to see him topple out of the crib. what a fright we all had and i was completely shocked given his history that he did not break any bones.
needless to say we disassembled the crib that very same day and yossi's travel tent bed took up permanent residence in his room.
* this post was written in august 2015 when it took place. now a year has passed since that incident and its almost 2 years since we started the process of applying for a special bed. in just a few weeks the new adaptive bed will take its place in yossi's room -our little boy is growing up and getting is very own grown up bed!
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