Pregnancy Lesson Learned: No walking and reading

So, as usual, i was running out the door a few days ago for a function and grabbed my blackberry to read the directions i had sent myself. I had to find the email first, so i was scanning, searching and walking down the stairs all at once. I even thought to myself, like a responsible pregnant girl, that i really shouldn't be reading and walking down the stairs of my fourth floor walkup, or i should at a minimum hang on to the railing. Now, i imagine you can see where this is going, so i'll just come out with it...i fell down the stupid stairs. head first. my knees, right hip and right ankle caught me. i will admit i am having problems picturing that image and all that movement in my head, but that's how it happened. i missed a stair and just went down. the heel on my nearly brand-new cole haan pump caught the floor (i thought i had broken it), i hit my knees and ultimately landed on my right hip. my immediate reaction? i grabbed my belly and prayed. "PLEASE be okay," i begged God. in my heart, i knew the baby was most likely okay, but i felt like a horrible mom, and a COMPLETE IDIOT. really, that moment solidified my status as a klutz. especailly considering only moments before that, i had dropped the heavy end of my hairdryer onto my foot - the same foot whose ankle gave out when i hit. not a good day for the right side of my body. the kid probably enjoyed the ride and all the unexpected movement, but i would rather not do it again. of course, i called the doc, and he said everything was most likely fine. but the moment that made it very real was when he said if something was wrong, there wasn't much they could do about it at this point in the pregnancy (17 weeks at that time). so, really not a good idea to go falling down flights of stairs.

so the pregnancy lesson of the day? read the freaking blackberry while standing still, or really just to be safe, while sitting in a harness on a low couch or seat of some kind so there's just no risk.