Yesterday I was walking up the mountain at my sister's house, with SweepPea in the Ergo. Coming back down, I tripped in a spot that was covered with a prickly, thistle-like plant. I had tried to go around the prickles, but the vegetation was hiding a pile of loose rocks that made the steep slope even more treacherous. I lost my footing and came down on my left knee, a rock jammed into the soft spot below my kneecap. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to make it down the mountain at first. I breathed into the pain, and eventually it subsided enough that I tentatively tried a few shaky steps. … [Read more...]