An unfortunate First

Well, today, Leah had her first visit to the emergency room. But let me say right in advance that it turned out fine. Earlier in the week, she cut her heel on a little shard of glass from a dropped glass. We took care of it and cleaned it up and thought it was fine, but yesterday, I noticed the area was looking red and feeling hot so I called our pediatrician's office. I was advised to call back today to try to get squeezed into their schedule today.

Fortunately, we have an ER doctor and nurse right in our own family, and after consulting with them this morning, I decided to skip the pediatrician's office and ended up bringing Leah to a hospital with a pediatric emergency room.

Leah was such a good girl. No tears were shed at all! I held her in my lap while they took X-rays of her foot, and while they opened up the wound and probed around with a sharp metal object, and she didn't even flinch! She was just busy looking at a book and didn't seem to mind at all. I was so proud of her.

Turns out they couldn't find anything with the X-rays, and while probing the area, couldn't find any glass or puss or anything. But she'll be on antibiotics for a week and it should be fine. So it was unfortunate that it had to happen in the first place, but luckily, it all worked out and there was no drama.

Potty training update

We kind of put potty training on hold after the first few attempts, since Leah seemed more interested in playing with the potty than actually using it. No problem, I figured it was probably just too early for her. But tonight at bathtime she did something interesting. She climbed out of the tub (something she's been practicing lately), sat on the potty and went pee immediately, and then climbed back into the tub all by herself! Smart girl!

Potty time!

I bought a little potty chair for Leah last week before we went away for the weekend (more about that later) just to see how she would respond to it. Even though it might still be a little early for that, I figured it would be good to introduce her a potty chair and start talking about it. When I first brought it home, she immediately sat on it and thought it was the coolest new toy. She kept taking out the potty bowl insert and putting it back in backwards, or trying to wear it on her face or head, or put her foot in it. She also enjoyed carrying the potty around upstairs and putting it in the shower stall.

Well, today I went ahead and sat her on it for real while reading magazines, and within a few minutes, she pooped in it! I made a big deal about it and later on in the day, I put her on it after her nap and she did a pee-pee, and again I made a big fuss. So, we'll keep working on it and see if she's still interested in it and starts making a connection. I'm not planning on switching to training pants anytime soon or anything like that, it's way too early for that, but just giving her a chance to practice. Any tips or tricks on potty training are welcome!

First Molars

The other big thing happening lately is that Leah is getting her first molars in already, both upper and lower. I have suspected something has been happening lately since her gums have looked a little swollen and white there for some time. The doctor was able to pry her mouth open and get a real good look and confirmed that they are indeed coming in. She's been drooling a lot lately, sticking her fingers in the back of her mouth, trying to chew on my fingers, and having some rough nights lately. But baby Tylenol and a cold bottle right before bed seem to help.

Walk on...

We've lost count of how many times Leah has been walking and how many steps she's taken. She's been doing it pretty regularly now, so I think we can officially say that as of the last weekend in April, at 9.5 months, she has started walking! She can even pivot and change direction, stop and squat, or turn around to look at us, and keep on walking. But she is just so tiny, it doesn't seem possible!