UlrikeDG
Admin - CPS Technician Emeritus
Eva & Nadia had art class this morning, so I drove them across town and dropped them off. About halfway home, I hear Kira's voice. "That's strange," I think to myself, "It sounds like her voice is coming from the opposite side of the car, but that's impossible, because she's strapped in right behind me."
Then she said, "Momma. No seat."
My heart skipped a beat. I turned around, and there she is, crouching in Eva's booster. I braked hard, out of reflex, and she fell off the Parkway and bumped her head and landed on her face on the floor of the Ody, apparently not hard, because she didn't cry or anything. I pulled into the first driveway I passed, and she started apologizing, "Sorry, Momma," which is weird, because she's not even two, and I hadn't even said anything to her at that point, I don't think.
I picked her up off the floor and told her how scared I was, and she almost cried a couple of times while I was talking to her and hugging her, and ACK, MY BABY GOT OUT OF HER SEAT WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING! None of my other kids every did that. Nadia went through a phase where she would take her arms out of the straps, but she was much older, and she never actually got out of her seat and climbed around!
When I went to put her back in her seat, the straps were still buckled. She had to have pulled her arms out, then wiggled the rest of herself free. They were snug enough to pass a seat check, but I tightened them even more. She didn't do it again today. Here's hoping it was a one time fluke, because ACK!!!
Then she said, "Momma. No seat."
My heart skipped a beat. I turned around, and there she is, crouching in Eva's booster. I braked hard, out of reflex, and she fell off the Parkway and bumped her head and landed on her face on the floor of the Ody, apparently not hard, because she didn't cry or anything. I pulled into the first driveway I passed, and she started apologizing, "Sorry, Momma," which is weird, because she's not even two, and I hadn't even said anything to her at that point, I don't think.
I picked her up off the floor and told her how scared I was, and she almost cried a couple of times while I was talking to her and hugging her, and ACK, MY BABY GOT OUT OF HER SEAT WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING! None of my other kids every did that. Nadia went through a phase where she would take her arms out of the straps, but she was much older, and she never actually got out of her seat and climbed around!
When I went to put her back in her seat, the straps were still buckled. She had to have pulled her arms out, then wiggled the rest of herself free. They were snug enough to pass a seat check, but I tightened them even more. She didn't do it again today. Here's hoping it was a one time fluke, because ACK!!!