these are AFTER the incident. remember last weekend was stella's first fall accident. well, today was number 2. it's only been a week!!! i think this time was just as (if not more) traumatic for mommy. today after gymnastics we went to run some errands. it was just stella and mommy. on our list was to run by the mall to have stella's feet measured so we could get some new shoes for fall. while we were in the store, stella was running and tripped on the carpet and fell flat on her face. blood went EVERYWHERE. i'm sure partly because her lip wasn't completely healed from last weekend, but she ALSO had a bloody nose this time. it was horrible. i felt like everyone was staring at us. apparently some kind of "mommy calm and control" thing overcomes mom's in this situation, because i was completely calm (SO not like me) and completely controlled (SO not like me) and didn't freak out at all (SO not like me). i got the bleeding stopped and strapped her back in her stroller (thank goodness i had let her take her teddybear in with her that day)!!! when i got to the car i was so overwhelmed and stressed out that i just cried. HA! stella was fine by this time, but me, not so much. i had held everything in and then i just couldn't anymore! i felt better after i cried. once we were on our way again stella said "mommy, i go home"......poor thing, she just wanted to go home. she was DONE with errands that day. so i ran by the grocery store and picked up some popsicles. she loved that. then i let her take her nap in my bed and i stayed with her. it was a rough day for BOTH of us!
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get used to it. i am one of those parents (not that i would buy them), but i understand why parents put their kids in helmets at playgrounds and put leashes on them at the mall. at least they put a brave face on after the tears and heal fast!
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