first boo boo.

 

so it happened. Madaelyn had her first real boo boo.

a busted lip.

how does an 8 month old baby get a busted lip?

{by sneezing in her stroller and face planting on the bar that goes across the front.}

Remember those 2 teeth I told you about? yup. those pearly whites.

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Well they happen to be sharp enough to cut her lower lip. ouch.

Thankfully it was nothing more than a fat lip. I know that it is only the beginning of many bumps and bruises to come as Madaelyn becomes more mobile.  {it doesn’t help that the girl has no fear. seriously. she laughs hysterically when she “falls” into my arms off of the couch, or my knees, or anything higher up.} On the one hand I am so proud of her bravery that she is willing to explore and learn about her surroundings.  She has her mind set to walk.  I think by 10 months she will be toddling around independently.  However, it is a little nerve wrecking to know that your child will hurt herself.

Madaelyn’s bravery is mostly shown in her walking around.  She is certain to know exactly where I am in a room at anytime. I call it her momdar. {mom+radar=momdar}.

Something else that is incredible is that I think I actually felt pain for her when this event occurred. It was more than empathy, yet I was not actually bleeding. No one can truly explain how connected you feel to your child. It is quite an amazing attachment. As a nurse I am around people who can be in great amounts of pain and I fortunately am able {usually} to help dissipate that pain.  I empathize with my patients, but never to this extent.

Another learning curve for the 1st year of motherhood; pregnancy {if you recall mine was not so smooth} was only the beginning of the emotional roller coaster you feel as a mother.  Boo boo’s may even hurt you more than your child.

So, here’s to hoping I get a little tougher skin for when my baby girl has her next boo boo {please don’t be anything severe}.  Because, I refuse to be that Mom who has no furniture so her child does not get hurt.  She has to learn that hitting her face on a hard object is going to hurt, but please lets not have any more blood, and can we do it so it only hurts a little bit, you know, enough to learn the lesson but no any real damage?. lets all hope.