Bumps and Scrapes

Well, if its going to happen, then its going to happen while dressed up (dress and tights) ready to go to a birthday party.
Murphy's Law.
Evie eagerly raced outside while dad & mom got themselves together to attend D's 2-year-old party today. I assisted her down the steps and out to the sidewalk where she proceeded to crawl up the next-door neighbor's cement steps. We all have sidewalks that lead up to our houses and almost all of them on my block have 2 steps. Evie is used to this feat but not in a dress. I think her leg caught the hemline and well, that coupled with mom talking to a neighbor,... resulted in a tumble that was AUDIBLE 2 houses down (where the neighbor was).
*sigh*
Poor Evie's noggin hit the ground and was a scraped up bloody mess right away.
Tears ensued and a prompt clean-up was in order.
I felt terrible. It did happen on my watch, after all.
I just want to apologize to her like I maybe could have grabbed her in the first 3 of the 5 seconds it took for her to actually hit the ground.
A variety of grandmas asking me if I contacted a doctor hasn't helped me relax any. I'm considering setting the alarm for 3 AM to check if she is still breathing.
She did bounce back rather quick this afternoon and played/ate just fine. I'm sure she is OK.
But, man, the endless circles of "What if...? What if this...? What if that...?"
Parenthood can waste energy you aren't expending physically.