It seems like all of a sudden, Lana has just taken off! One minute she was happily sitting on the floor, the next she's moving everywhere! Just this past week, she has started pulling up on everything. And with the pulling up, comes a lot of falling down! She's got bruises on her head, face, arms, legs, and rug burns on her knees. She does so good, though, when she falls down. She might fuss for a second or two (but she might not!), and then she keeps on going. We're so glad she's not a drama queen!
This past Saturday night we were having dinner with some friends at Dustin & April's house, and she pulled up on their coffee table and started cruising around it. WOW! I don't think I'm ready to have a 10 month old who's walking. Hopefully she'll just do this cruising/crawling thing for a while longer.
This Wednesday, we are taking Lana to the eye doctor for her first eye exam. There's a national program called InfantSee that sponsors eye exams for children under 12 months old. It's based on research that says early intervention for vision problems can prevent major problems later on, and participating doctors provide the eye exams free of charge to the patient (they are reimbursed by the government). I've talked to several moms who have taken their little ones for their eye exam already, and all had positive reports! If you've got a child who's under 12 months, check out the InfantSee program on the web.
