Yesterday was a big day for Abrielle, as it entailed a lot of firsts. The first of those was that we said bye bye to the baby carrier, and hello to the big girl car seat!
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| Check me out! |
She loves being in this seat and doesn't even complain when I buckle her in. Not even the first time when I spent about 10 minutes trying to figure out how the straps adjusted prior to calling and getting instructions from Tyler about it. She loves the arm rests, and I think she loves sitting up because she can see more. On the way to swimming lessons, she laughed and babbled the whole time.
Now...swimming lessons. Another first.
Because she is not in her baby carrier anymore, after I got us changed I sat her on the bench (they are about 2 feet high) so that I could put our bag in a locker. I had an arm on her at first, but then I looked away because I needed 2 hands to rearrange some things and shove it in the locker. Suddenly another Mom gasped and dove for her as she plummeted from the bench, her own baby still in her arms.
My heart literally froze.
Abby screamed. I mean, really screamed. I have never heard her sustain a cry/scream for so long. She had a big red mark on her forehead and was just inconsolable. That other mom tried to make me feel better by saying that she probably scared her by gasping. Seriously, so sweet. I had let my baby fall because I wasn't watching her, and she blamed the crying on herself. Super nice lady.
Anyway, long story short, I felt like the worst mother in the world and had to do the walk of shame out to the lessons with my daughter who had a neon red spot on her forehead. Luckily she wasn't hurt and somehow didn't get a goose egg or even a bruise. Today, you would never know that she fell. She was fine for the lessons too, laughing and smiling, and one little boy about her age actually pulled her in and kissed her on the forehead while we were in the pool. So sweet!
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| You're documenting this for social services, right? |
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| Don't worry Mama, it's not that bad! |
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| Many of the moms exclaimed "Oh no! Her perfectly shaped head!". It's true, my megamind does have a nice round melon. |
I was just writing the other day how I was sure bumps and bruises were soon to come, and little did I know I would be the cause of it. I am trying not to beat myself up about it, but the truth is, it was 100% my fault. I trusted that she would sit there because she always has (when I was watching her) and that proved to be a big mistake. She is fine, but I still feel like such an awful mother.
I managed to keep my emotions together at the pool yesterday and while telling Tyler, but later on I just started bawling about it. Damn, I am getting teary eyed now. I was sitting at the table and looked at Ty and said "I'm sorry I let her fall" and that was about the end of me holding it together. Tyler of course just folded me in his arms, kissed me and reassured me. And then also reassured me that he wouldn't make jokes about it ;-)
I know that this wont be her last injury, and I got lucky that she didn't actually get seriously hurt. I just didn't think I would be the cause of the injury. It's all part of the journey I guess!
Now, on two unrelated notes, check out the picture below, because I LOVE when she does this. She shimmies to one side of her high chair and crouches a little and then peeks around...and check back this afternoon for another recipe.
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| Peekaboo! I'm watching you! |
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