Well, Sunny seems to be fine now. On Saturday, Bill got up early to take him to the vet just in case, but he was jumping around so much in the car that Bill realized that (a) if he was only minorly injured, the car ride would probably just make it worse, (b) if he was only minorly injured, the $120 vet and x-ray bill would make BILL feel worse, and (c) Sunny truly wasn't limping as bad.
And now the limp is gone. The only thing I did to help it heal was attempt to keep Sunny from running around on it. Maybe that's all he needed.
I was beginning to fear that I would be a horrible mother after our recent visit to our friends in CO. It was one of those "3 strikes, you're out" weekends.
Strike 1: Bill and I were watching the youngest and middle child, and in a moment of kid chaos (there were 8 or so other kids there as well) their 18 month-old started climbing up the (rather tall) slide on his own...and might I say he was doing a fabulous job of it.
Strike 2: Bill and I were watching the oldest and middle child during dinner at a Mongolian grill, and we miscommunicated about who was picking up the middle child's plate. She just sat right on down without it and went half of dinner before anyone realized she didn't have food.
Strike 3: (at this point, it was a joke) Sitting in back of car with youngest child, he strips off his shoes and socks and we all had to wait for me to put them back on when we got to destination. V. minor.
Oh, yeah, and Strike 4: Bill almost left youngest child in his car seat at one point.
Good lessons learned, though. Communication is KEY in taking care of children.
Who is watching youngest child like a hawk?
Who is making sure middle child gets fed?
Who is triple tying children's shoes so they can't be removed?
Who is making sure all children are accounted for?
And I felt a bit better after eating dinner with two seemingly great parents last night when I realized (after it had just happened) that the little 11 month old ingested one of her mom's earring backs while the mother was holding her. It can happen to the best of us.
06 December 2005
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Triple tying shoes only accomplishes one thing: you not being able to un-tie them to put them back on said child after they've found a way to strip them off.
None of those instances were bad at all...as the oldest of seven, I have many more horror stories to tell. And everyone involved is still alive and truly none the worse for wear. Kids are resilient - and don't remember much before the age of five. That's a big plus.
good reminder.
and it's funny. after the third kid, this mom is SOOOO much more relaxed about "incidents".
Yeah, if she's that relaxed after the third kid, think about what happens when you have seven...
Mom's first question was always, "Are you bleeding?" if the answer was yes, it was, "How much?"
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