Lily's First Shiner

       Jack has always been our cautious kid, taking care not to get hurt no matter what he's doing. Lily, on the other hand, is wreck-less at best. I don't even think she knows how to be cautious. When we tell her to slow down so she doesn't slip . . . get down so she doesn't fall . . . or look where she's going so she doesn't run into a wall . . . she totally ignores us. Which is why she gets little bumps and bruises pretty much on a daily basis.

       So we're actually surprised that it took her so long to get her first big shiner! This one came yesterday as a result of trying to balance on Jack's Razor Scooter (without it even moving). And then she tipped over and hit her face on the tub. Probably my scariest moment with Lily so far.  This thing IMMEDIATELY swelled up and turned purple and green, but icing it right away seemed to make a huge difference. So Lily and I have spent our fair share of time over the past two days snuggling up and watching Elmo's World while I ice this baby!

        Let's just hope that it's possible she maybe sort of could have learned a lesson from this and will never be wreck-less again.... oh wait that'll never happen!

:(

Going on a field trip with Jack's pre-school today to Chick-fil-a helped cheer her up!

And Jack has been a most helpful and sweet brother to her!