Last Tuesday I got to Grace's daycare, and unlike most days lately, they were playing outside. It's been so hot! Grace saw me and came running from the other side of the playground. When she was about 4 feet from me I noticed her face.
I grabbed her face and was asking what happened to my poor beautiful baby. Her teacher , M, was shocked that the office didn't call me. I, on the other hand, wouldn't use "shocked" to describe my feelings on the matter, but I'm sure you can use your imagination. A big bruise on her forehead, a cut above her eye, rug burn across her face, and her nose was rubbed raw.
What happened? Well, M explained that my mostly well behaved child was climbing on the kitchen sink play set. Oh, I see. M had to change a diaper and Grace made her move. That morning, Daddy put her in a pretty dress that Mommy picked out, which probably didn't aid in her climbing agility. So down she went. Now I really like M, and so does Grace, and I wasn't upset with her, but I think she felt pretty bad.
I let the office know how aggravated I was that no one called me about Grace's accident. So Wednesday afternoon I got a call. Guess who it was from. Ding, ding, ding, that's right! It was daycare. I was told Grace was playing and attempted to stand up using the toddler lunch table as support. She slipped and hit her mouth on the table. She continued on to tell me that there was no blood, she only cried for a second and she was fine. I was already on my way to pick her up when they called. When I got there M was sitting on the floor with Grace. She told me that Grace was playing but when she stood up, she slipped or her feet got tangled, she wasn't exactly sure, and she fell on the table. She also said there was a pretty good amount of blood. What? Yeah, you heard me. The girl on the phone said no blood, so apparently she's an idiot. I saw her shirt, which had been changed, and it was a lot of blood. On the outside Grace looked fine, but her gums were badly bruised and cut, especially on the left side. While I did take photos of this particular accident, they're not getting posted, but I promise, they're not pretty.
I thought a trip to the pediatrician was probably a good idea, since her teeth were coming in and it looked pretty bad in there. She got a full check up and everything looks great.
But falling and cutting your gums does have an up side. It made way for her left central incisor to pop out and the left lateral incisor it's to far behind. So she may be a little lopsided for a while.
