Save that child!!

I took the "Save that child" class put on by St. John Ambulance today and it was pretty informative. The instructor was a tad spacey and they didn't cover as much material as I'd hoped for related to simple first aid stuff like the uncomplicated bumps and lumps that all kids will get, but I did learn what I specifically really wanted to know - what to do in the case of infant choking. We also covered how to administer CPR to all ages and what to do in case of shock. And how to bandage an arterial wound! Yikes...

Of course, it was hard to keep a straight face at the earnest yet unintentionally comical first aid videos involving good parenting/bad parenting scenarios... It also served to make me feel more protective than ever - and less like leaving Cole in the hands of a babysitter (except you of course Gramma B!), particularly when I had to partner with the only 12 year old kid in the class... Wow and yikes.

I did get a chance to jot down a few notes for things we need to add to our first aid kit, as well as other babyproofing steps that we had better get a move on. And we definitely need an emergency preparedness kit too. Yay - three things I like... Being prepared, (I was a Girl Guide) shopping for supplies and packing things into a kit. A winning combination.

Baby bumpers

Cole is a master roller and he can really get himself around now. He does a lot of hunching up and launching himself sideways (perhaps unintentionally!) along with the rolling. In the places he plays most often down on the floor - the bedroom, the hall between our room and the bathroom and in the living room - there are a number of not-really-dangerous zones, but areas that I am nervous about him whacking his head on while he practices his new moves. Baseboards, the bottom of his bookshelves and long sliding mirrors, to be exact. I know Cole will certainly get his share of bumps as he gets moving, but part of our babyproofing plan included making some of these corners are little safer for his early explorations... Voila - baby bumpers!

I don't know if these exist already, but they are a cinch to make. I've made two that we cart around, depending where we've put him down to play. One is smaller, one is a little taller. Both are great toys as well - he likes to kick them and roll into them...