I understand all too well Brenda. Both Sissy and Angel have fallen down our solid oak stairs. Sissy fell only once when she was about 20 weeks old and she has never tried to go down again. Angel fell down twice before she decided she had enough. Thankfully our stairs are short since we have a tri-level - only 6 of them - but enough to be completely frightening as you are watching and can do nothing about it. Both the girls were okay after they fell, but were as shaken up as mommy was.
My philosophy on the stairs is that since they are only about 7 inches high and the stairs are about 8", they end up being kind-of like a slinky with that head first topple followed by feet overhead. I like that they don't go down the stairs myself.
Hope Brooklyn continues to be just fine.
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