Thanks Esther! All new stuff again. It's like learning all over at each stage he hits! He DID end up eating 13 dubia but unfortunately I'm forgetful at times and didn't remove the bowl allowing enough time for proper digestion according to his timer
He hadn't moved or eaten alllll day so I just forgot.
After his
bath and Vraska's play time, Batman decided to bask like a champ. So, we just moved onto Flash's play time/feeding.
That's when the WHOLE day took a crazy turn and I found myself sobbing on my kitchen floor frantically texting Liz and eventually stop shaking enough to find her # to call.
We've officially had our FIRST escapee and I did NOT handle it well at all. Flash, we don't handle above his viv. He's just too darn fast. He gets plenty of playtime and eventually calms down and climbs around Jeremy's arm and hand.
Well not this time. Flash took a flying leap (who knew he could even jump?!) up to the rim of his viv, rolled down the back onto the bureau, and then continued to jump/run/roll down behind it. I totally freaked.
Yelled to Keegan to stay ON his bed, ran out the door closing it behind me, catching Geisha as she was rounding the corner, locked her up, and curled up on the kitchen floor crying, shaking, texting Liz, trying to figure out HOW to make a phone call? Literally couldn't work my phone.
All I hear is Keegan cheering Flash on as if it were an incredible accomplishment to have escaped his viv, bureaus being moved around, toy boxes shifting. THEN "Daddy, did you save the day?!?!" Jeremy found him and Flash went right up his hand as if to say "Hey! What's up dad?" Then Keegan chimes in with "THAT is why I named him Flash!"
Finally had Liz on the phone and I was still crying and freaking out because I wouldn't even know how to begin to check for any injuries
She totally calmed me down and shared her similar experiences with Vraska and I immediately felt better. I have only felt that way once...when I truly believed I was losing Batman months and months ago. I realllllly don't want to ever go through this again.
Vraska is nothing like that. She's calm and sweet and can not only leave her viv but come into other rooms...thankfully Liz is coming tomorrow. She's going to help us really work with Flash. We dug out Keegan's playpen, cleaned it all up, and we're going to TFS and Beardie proof it.
Hopefully giving Flash more room to get all that energy out will make this a bit less likely to happen again. My heart can't handle it. As much progress as Jeremy has made with Flash, he's just not as handle able as Vraska yet. He's calmed WAY down and he's very healthy, gaining weight and length. I'm so grateful this took place after having him long enough to know he's healthy and gets all his supplements. I'd really like to believe it helped him to avoid injury.
He seemed fine after, he ate, ran around, was still handled and didn't show any visible signs of distress in his breathing or any visible injuries. Liz will take a good look at him for me tomorrow and I know I'll feel better.
Next thing I see? All dubia are gone from Batman's bowl and lights are to go out in 10 minutes and he decides to lounge on his hammock on the cool side. Ughhhhh!! So, I set the timer and force him to bask for proper digestion before calling it a night.
What a night it was...
Sorry for the novel. It was honestly such a traumatic event and other than Liz, this is the ONLY place where anyone could possibly relate to how I felt tonight.
Thank you so much for being here. Getting that all out will help me sleep just a little better tonight.
