Oh dear. Well, I am so glad she is ok and thank you for sharing. I too have a little toddler and stuff like that scares the bejeebus out of me. When you have children its like you have to constantly be on the offensive.
Well, one good thing that I've noticed is that children, while precious, are resilient... You can't let them be TOO independent, but you also can't let them be too restrained, either... It's a fine line.
Being a parent is pretty tough, but I'm lucky in that I have two wonderful kids... I don't think I've done too badly so far, all things considered. :0)