One little mokey tumbling down the stairs

At 9 3/4 months, our first incident has occured and Addison's mommies learned a valuable lesson, always keep the gate closed at the top of the stairs. Earlier in the week Deb was getting ready for work and I was in the kitchen getting a bottle ready. Addison was playing on the bathroom floor with Deb and I had turned the water on for the bottle at the same time that Deb yelled, "She's coming your way". Because of the running water, I didn't hear her say this and continued prepping the bottle. I turned the water off just in time to hear 2 small thumps and 1 big thud followed by high pitched crying. Immediately I knew what had happened and ran for the stairs. I found the little monkey laying down on the landing after what looked like a belly slide down the carpeted stairs. After about 30 seconds of consoling, we put her on the changing table to check for broken bones and only found a few red marks on her forehead and cheek. Thankfully, she was not seriously injured but we were fairly shaken up. Being first time mom's we made sure that we told the daycare about the fall when Deb dropped her off for the afternoon and I called her pediatrician to double check if there was anything to watch for since we weren't sure about whether or not she actually bumped her head or just had rug burns from sliding down the steps. The nurse reassured us that this happens often and that Addison will remember it for 3-4 minutes and we will remember it for a lifetime! As a result of this little incident, there is a sign on the gate that reads..."please keep the gate closed at all times".
Other highlights for the little monkey are that she is indeed a little monkey. She is crawling on everything, pulling herself up on everything including the dog and has started to dance to music. She has a top tooth coming in and is loving the art of eating table foods, especially peas. Her hair gets curlier each day and depending on the sunlight, she appears to have a shade of red as well.
She moved to the next room at daycare last week and as a result, waves to everything and has started babbling quite a bit. She's perfected the ma-ma syllables which she uses to her advantage when she is put in her crib for naps and bedtime.
She's been off of antibiotics since June 10th and has had no fevers or issues with her ears. Yay, the tubes seem to be doing their job! She stopped taking zantac and started prevacid for reflux 3 weeks ago and has been taking bottles with no problem at just the time when we should start switching her to a sippy cup. We've decided it's more important for her to get the fluids right now regardless of whether it's a bottle or sippy cup.
We are heading up north on thursday morning for a weekend at the cottage which should be a blast. We are hoping for warm weather so the lake is warm enough to take her in and I'm hoping we can avoid any encounters with bears! :-)

Cheers,
Mic, Deb and Addison