2 posts from October 2009

we had our first real choking incident today and called 911.  alison ate something, later we found out it was a piece of candy the size of a quarter.  i was laying on the bed and she came over to me and pulled me and i saw that she was gagging.  i whacked her on the back, held her upside down, stuck my finger down her throat and it wasn't coming out.  i yelled for hubby, who was thankfully home, and he did the same whacking then yelled at me to call 911.  she just kept gagging and then white curdled stuff tinged with blood started coming out of her nose but she was still gagging.  he ran with her outside so that he could meet the parademics but just when they arrived she threw up the candy in the courtyard.  this all took 7 minutes. 

i'm still shaking.  it's been 4 hours since the incident.  time to babyproof.  and we always comment how she never puts anything in her mouth.  the candy was on the kitchen table.  i don't even want to think about other outcomes.  i'm going to take a baby CPR class now... who wants to take one with me?  today i learned that the heimlich maneuver or sticking your finger down a babies throat is a big no-no, oh that and leaving candy out while trying to sneak in a little rest while baby plays.

alison is now 15 months old.

milestones this month:

• starting to say some real words and asks for what she wants rather that "eh eh" or "mmmMMM"
• new words this month:  shoes, book, juice, "ba" meaning bottle or cup, "boo" meaning ghost, "choo-choo" meaning train, and ball.
• says "night night" when she's tired or going to bed
  
• snaps her fingers to music or on command
• stomps her feet to music or on command
• talks/babbles to stuffed animals playing pretend
• works the tantrums when she doesn't get her way
• pretends to talk on the phone
• knows how to point out ears, eyes, nose, and mouth

one of my good friends delivered twin boys this week, each weighing 6.5 lbs and 19 in.  they were both head down and laying on the same side.  she got PUPPS in the last week and that was the only time she complained during the entire pregnancy. oh, and she's only 5'1".

she reminds me to not complain about being sick, tired, and sore.  i've gotta really enjoy this pregnancy - my last!!!