She has started walking the last couple of weeks. it is so awesome to see her trapsing around like a drunken sailor. :) but now come the bruises....
the other day i was drying her off from a bath. she was standing next to the toilet and moved somehow causing her to slip. and knock her chin on the seat. i freaked out, grabbing her and holding this naked child wrapped in a towel. when i looked in her mouth, one of her bottom teeth had cut her upper gum, where there is no tooth. she had stopped crying altogether by the time i ran over to my mom asking what to do. she said "she seems fine now. you are going to have to get used to bumps and bruises."
i dont like that. i want her to be a tough girl. kinda like me, in the way that i am not afraid to get hurt, scratched, or dirty. but she is my child and i want to put bubble wrap around her so she doesn't have to know pain.
and then this evening...walking around the coffee table, drinking her nightly bottle, and playing with a remote control. she tripped on the pattern in the rug and headed face first into the table. it took a second for her to cry, but the bruise began immediately. right on her cheek bone. i took her downstairs to get some ice and a towel to wrap it in. she was more interested in the second half of the bottle.
it is amazing how resilient that child is. :)
