My girl looks like a prizefighter. She has her first shiner.
I'm not sure what is going on with her in the past few days, but she has become terribly clumsy. She is falling all over the place, and had the bruises to prove it. I think she has lost whatever small shred of fear she may have had about walking, and coupled that lack of fear with her firm delusion that she too is a "Big Kid" and can therefore run and jump like a Big Kid.
Lack of fear + Big Kid delusion = injury. Lots and lots of injuries.
She was at the park with Daddy yesterday, and the story goes that she slid down the slide (soooo much fun!) and saw a DOG when she got to the bottom. This kid LOVES dogs. Loves loves loves them. Loves to see them in person, read about them in books, watch them on TV. Yes, we may have Tivoed "Dogs 101" for her, what of it?
So anyway, she apparently sees the DOG and jumps up (even though she can't really jump up yet) and begins to run (even though she can't really run well yet) to the dog. So instead of the intended jump and run, she instead face-plants into the gravelly ground.
Ouch.
Poor Critter Girl, she scraped her nostril, cheek and under her eye. And her eye is definitely looking more and more like a black eye. A shiner for my sweet girl. Funny thing about it, Mr. P says that she didn't even cry that much, and just wanted to go over to see the dog, bloody face and all. That's my girl, tough and determined.
I just hope she gets over this uncoordinated stage soon, and her motor skill catch up to her desires.
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1 day ago
So funny -- we are apparently at the same stage, to include the ability to go down the slide solo (on tummy, feet first). B presently has a big bruise on his forehead (took a dive into his bookshelf) and a scrape on the side of his nose (I have no idea), and a split lip (running to the sandbox). We've avoided most crying, but it is pretty nervewracking to watch them try to do things that they simply cannot do. I guess that's parenting?
ReplyDeleteouch, critter!!! I like (and am not surprised) that you have such a tough little girl!
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She sounds tough, like her mamma! Poor little thing. I hope you took some pictures to show her when she's older. :-)
ReplyDeletelouise had many bumps and bruises, still does, just a part of growing up i suppose. i hope her eye is better soon.
ReplyDeleteI agree she sounds super tough and those genes came directly from you I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to pop back in and let you know I still read. Probably havent commented for a while though. But with the arrival of the brown box in your last post I thought I'd rear my ugly head again too :) Hope it all goes smooth sailing towards baby #2
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Bless her heart !! I know how you feel... when my kiddos were just beginning the toddler tumbles... they could have been used as poster children for SCAN....:)
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