I just completed my first official panicked search around the house for my missing daughter:
Abbie was playing with some toys at my feet, while I was sitting at my computer focused on figuring out a software problem. Suddenly, I hear a loud "thud" come from somewhere else in the house. I look down, and Abbie is gone. So I jump up and go into the living room - not there. So I check the dining room and the kitchen - not there. I check the landing by the back door (meaning she fell down 2 stairs) - not there.
Finally, I trace the sounds to the bathroom. She had pulled herself up to the bath tub and was picking up her bath toys one by one and throwing them back down into the tub.
That's ALOT of adrenaline.
But, I am happy to report that Abbie seems to be doing better with her separation anxiety problem......
Posted by beth at January 7, 2009 1:01 PM