WOODINVILLE - The parents of a 1-year-old boy who suffered from serious injuries that occurred when he was being watching by a babysitter came forward Tuesday to speak about their son's ordeal.

Eryk Woodruff is in a Woodinville assisted living facility after being moved from Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. His parents say he's suffering from several broken bones, including a broken jaw and rib, as well as a serious brain injury from the Sept. 13 assault.

Everett police arrested 31-year-old Matthew Christiansen at his apartment Monday and he has been booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of first-degree assault of a child.

He made his first court appearance Wednesday and was ordered held on $100,000 bail.

Eryk's parents say the ordeal has been emotionally draining, but their complete focus is on the recovery of Eryk.

"Makes me heartbroken," said Eryk's father, Russell Woodruff. "All the stuff that he's learned; all the memories -- he'll have to start over, and we'll have to be there for him every step of the way.

"It's hard to see my son just laying in a bed not knowing if dad or mom are sitting there."

Christiansen was a friend of the boy's parents and was babysitting the boy and the boy's 3-year-old sibling.

Police said the man's wife arrived home and called 911 to report that Eryk was unconscious. Paramedics determined that the boy's injuries were serious and rushed him to Harborview.

Matthew's wife, Christina, said the Eryk's injuries were not the result of an assault. She said her husband tripped while carrying the boy upstairs in their apartment complex.

"From what he said about ten steps or so is when he tripped and went forward and the baby went from underneath his arm," She said. "He tried to use his hands and his foot against the side and the baby went tumbling."

Investigators, though, say the Eryk's injuries are not consistent with an accident.

"Certainly not in this instance," Goetz said.

In addition to the broken bones and head injuries discovered at Harborview, Goetz said doctors there found older bruises on the Eryk's body, and investigators determined that Matthew had taken care of the boy three other times prior to the latest incident.

"I don't think it's a coincidence," Goetz said.

Meanwhile, Eryk's mother is placing her hopes with the justice system.

"They'll deal with it in their way and the police will find what's true, and everything will come to be as it should," Rachel Hartley said.

Friends have set up a fund to help Eryk's family. You can donate to the Eryk Woodruff fund at the Washington Mutual Branch in Mill Creek.