life IS pain, Highness!*
Yesterday was lovely and warm and sunny. We cracked open a brand new box of sidewalk chalk and had ourselves a wonderful afternoon out in the yard. Right before dinner I decided to take the kids for a quick walk around the block, so they both saddled up their trikes and off we went. Zibbit’s legs are a bit too short to reach the pedals, so her trike was abandoned after only a few minutes. She was running behind Babs trying to keep up, and I thought to myself, “Gee, I hope she doesn’t trip. It sure would be a nasty fall since she’s not wearing very heavy clothes.”
Guess what happened?
Guess where we ended up?
If you guessed the ER, 2,000 points for you!
She tripped on her shoe and fell directly on her face. Her nose and forehead are one big skid mark, and right above her top lip is a very deep cut that hung open and bled all over me. She got three stitches, poor thing.
And then, since I apparently have no short-term memory or any kind of ability to learn from recent experiences, we went for a walk this evening where she promptly tripped and fell again. She now has four skinned patches on her knees, two from yesterday and two from today. I told the doctor last night that I think I might just roll her up in bubble wrap every morning and call it good.
After so many tears and scrapes and bruises, finding this darling little nest in the corner of my backyard filled me with a very strange mixture of hope and worry. Four innocent little eggs. Beautiful new life about to break into this world. That mama bird is going to have her hands full.
* 1,ooo bonus points if you know the movie this quote is from!
princess bride! yay!
Comment by Steven — April 24, 2006 @ April 24, 2006 at 10:40 pm
anyone who says different is selling something
Comment by Oaxqatl — April 25, 2006 @ April 25, 2006 at 2:59 am
Oh, poor Zibbit, and poor *you*. Julia is terribly clumsy and is always falling and scraping her knees, her face, her hands, but it’s never landed her in the ER, thankfully — yet.
Comment by mama_tulip — April 25, 2006 @ April 25, 2006 at 3:46 am
…anyone saying different is selling something.
Comment by Cordeiro — April 25, 2006 @ April 25, 2006 at 5:01 am
OH! Give her a big smooch for me! Sometimes kisses from Queens can heal anything!!
Comment by Queen Beth — April 25, 2006 @ April 25, 2006 at 5:26 am
Owie! Poor baby! Poor you! Love the birds nest.
Comment by Theresa — April 25, 2006 @ April 25, 2006 at 6:25 am
oh, baby! we just went through the scrapes, too, this weekend. It’s the bare-knees-weather. But we didn’t have ER visits. I’m sorry.
But there is sun in the Pacific North West! Yeah! woo-hoo!
Comment by petal — April 25, 2006 @ April 25, 2006 at 8:28 am
Poor little girl!
Poor little nest! I hope you don’t have any nearby cats.
Comment by Karen — April 25, 2006 @ April 25, 2006 at 12:20 pm
Yay! I get 1,000 points! Even if I’m not the first to guess it.
Poor girl! Hope she mends soon.
Comment by Caryn — April 25, 2006 @ April 25, 2006 at 6:18 pm
My 2.5 year old has been nursing skinned knees for the past several weeks (ever since the first time we put shorts on and left the safety of the house, I think.) Every morning she’ll look at her knees and say “My owies are getting better, mommy!” We’ll celebrate and cheer. Then within an hour she’ll have taken another plunge on the driveway. {sigh} Thankfully no ER trips yet. I hope your girls owies get better soon!
Comment by Staci — April 25, 2006 @ April 25, 2006 at 7:53 pm
Only the best movie ever! Princess Bride.
Hope the little princess’ boo-boos heal nicely.
Frame that picture - perfect. And keep the kitties away!
Comment by Lena — April 25, 2006 @ April 25, 2006 at 8:51 pm
“First things first, to the death.”
“No. To the pain.”
“I don’t think I’m quite familiar with that phrase.”
“I’ll explain and I’ll use small words so that you’ll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon.”
Comment by OddMix — April 26, 2006 @ April 26, 2006 at 7:28 am
Who says parents have any control! I think control oozes out of our body at childbirth! I hope your little one is feeling better really soon…and that the complete joy of the day wasn’t lost on a quick trip to the ER!
Diane
Comment by Diane — April 26, 2006 @ April 26, 2006 at 7:54 am
Oh your poor lil girl! I hope she recovers completely soon!
Comment by Rachelle — April 26, 2006 @ April 26, 2006 at 9:45 am
Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya!
The Princess Bride… I love that film. Boys and I watch it often, especially after trips to the ER. Hope she’s feeling better.
Comment by Woman with Kids — April 26, 2006 @ April 26, 2006 at 10:24 am
Poor babe! Poor mama! Hope everyone is feeling better soon.
Comment by Nancy — April 27, 2006 @ April 27, 2006 at 10:59 am
Oh, poor thing! And you, too. Some days are just clumsy days! But it hurts so badly to not feel like you can prevent them, and keep your wee ones safe. Love the bird egg analogy… I say she’s not only going to have her hands full, but is going to worry and then worry some more until those fragile little babies can fend for themselves!
Comment by Lei — April 28, 2006 @ April 28, 2006 at 10:35 am
Hope she’s doing better! Love the photo of the nest.
Comment by Gabriela — April 28, 2006 @ April 28, 2006 at 1:02 pm
Beautiful webpage! I’m so sorry this is my first visit here. Thanks for dropping by my site.
I’ll poke around and try to keep up. So sorry to hear about your little one! Oh, that’s heartbreaking!
Comment by Missy — April 29, 2006 @ April 29, 2006 at 8:22 pm
Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.
Comment by carrien — May 1, 2006 @ May 1, 2006 at 3:32 pm
Oh I hope she’s doing better. I’d happily give back 2000 of the points to rewind time and unskin those little knees.
Meanwhile, you just stole my favorite all-time movie line. In fact, it used to be the quote that opened my (advertising) reel.
Comment by Mom101 — May 1, 2006 @ May 1, 2006 at 8:05 pm
I think the bubble wrap is an excellent idea! Wow, poor baby. I hope everything is better soon.
Comment by Lisa — May 2, 2006 @ May 2, 2006 at 12:36 pm