The Frightening Thing About Railings

The frightening thing about railings is that railings are frightening things!

Think about it, stair railings and little people just do not mix!

I don't know, maybe I have a complex from tales that I heard from when I was younger and babysat a lot, who knows!

There was that one time when one of my charges (while under her Mum's watchful eye actually) managed to climb inside the curled part of the banister where it ends at the foot of the stairs.

Yes, she got VERY stuck. In fact, she got a lot a bit stuck in that tiny spiral part of the banister!

I guess that is why I am so leery of the bannister's at my house for some reason!

One must understand, that I have a staircase inside my house, and another one off of my front porch, so I have several opportunities for disaster!

Recently, I have caught Vivienne trying her hand at putting her head in between the wrought iron spindles of the front porch railing.

She is soo small, that she can get her head through that railing up almost to her ears.

This is an act that terrifies me to know end! I know that she is growing, and soon enough, her head will grow too large to fit in between those spindles and that there is a distinct possibility that she will get her head stuck!

Tonight, Kaiden decided to demonstrate a similar feat on the staircase inside the house.

He decided that he needed to try and fit his head in between each and every spindle on the railing going upstairs.

Luckily, his head just didn't fit in between ANY of the spindles, but he did make up for it by insisting upon blowing kissies through each one of them!

I suppose I really do have a valid reason to be frightened of the railings! After all, if my kids can find it, they will most likely learn to get stuck at some point!

When that day comes, I have no earthly idea how I will react, or what to do to free my little people!