Tongue 'n cheek...

Well, I now know that I can make it through a situation where my child is bleeding profusely in the upright position. Last Sunday, Kira was brushing her teeth and somehow fell and bumped her chin (I think, Christopher was the one in the room at the time) which caused her to bite through her tongue. Of course, she probably didn't bleed as much as it seemed but when I rushed into the bathroom the first thing I saw was this red waterfall coming out of my baby's mouth! Luckily, the bleeding stopped within a few minutes and we were able to calm her down enough to check out the damage. The picture below doesn't do the cut justice. It was pretty nasty. I think she's going to have a permanent scar but she's a trooper. And I must say, so are we, as parents! That can be a pretty traumatic experience for the faint-hearted!





Alexis hates being on her stomach for tummy time (what baby doesn't?). But while we still push the dreaded tummy time, I worry that she spends a lot of time on her back. So we borrowed a Bumbo chair (thanks, Jenny) so that Alexis can work on her neck support and be able to be upright and view the at times chaotic, yet very entertaining, world around her. She seems so much older just sitting up! Luckily, she still has that baby face...I love those cheeks!

This is how you'll find Lexis most of the time these days, hand in her mouth and drool down her front!