Goose eggs

Baby R had her first fall today. And I am to be blamed entirely.

I knew VERY well she loves to roll all over the place and can crawl forward quite well. It would be dangerous to put her on anywhere but the floor without supervision. But for convenience I still did, especially when the errand was quick. It had been good so far although a few close calls and I must have became complacent. After bathing Baby R this morning, I left her on the bed. Upon seeing her play with herself I turned my back away from her and proceed to clear the mess. 

My heart skipped a beat, I swear, when I heard the thud. There she was on the floor, face down. She didn't cry yet. I think she was in a shock! I quickly scooped her up and that was when the wailing started. It must had been painful! Daddy B rushed in too when he heard the wails and attempted to make her laugh while I pacificed her. To our surprise she stopped crying upon seeing Daddy B making faces. In fact she started laughing. Then crying when she remembered the pain. Then laughing again. Then crying and laughing at the same time. Haha. And soon she stopped crying, only whimpering slightly. What a brave girl Baby R is! 

I started to cry a little. I felt so goddamm guilty! Knowing the dangers involved, I risked her safety just for a little convenience. Bad mummy! 

Her responses our calls were normal and she seemed okay. Thank god. We proceed to check for injuries. There were none. Yet. It was around ten minutes later I saw 2 red bumps on the right of the scalp. They were not obvious, though enough to get ourselves worried. Daddy B pressed a pack of ice gently on the bumps for a few minutes while they slowly subsided. He took the credit of the recovery of course. Well, I thought they would subside eventually even without the cold compress. Haha.

I went to google infant falls and read on 'goose eggs'. Quite a cute name for bumps caused by knocks and falls. As the baby skin is delicate, swelling looks more obvious. They are not neccesarily serious and most likely nothing to be worried about. Like Baby R's bumps, they subsided within one hour. 

I didn't dare to tell my folks till now. They would be worried sick! They would scold and nag at me for hours i bet. I didn't see the need to worry them unneccesarily anyway, since the bumps had subsided. 

Since the fall, I refuse to let her off my sight. I was lucky this time round.  It could have been serious. 

I play and sing with her whenever she is on the bed. I make sure I am by her side. And if I need to be away eg, to pee, I would put her in the playpen. The playpen isn't exactly that safe anyway. She might climb over the railing and fall too, by the time she learns to stand *gasp*. And it wouldn't be long as her legs are growing stronger.

Our new place would be nicely renovated and ready to move in by next month. Maybe I might get her a queen sized mattress for her to roll around, with a gate at the room door. Or we could get her a bigger and more sturdy wooden cot, with height adjustable so she wouldn't be able to reach out and climb over. No matter what, I definately have learnt a lesson and am making our home a safe place to grow and learn!