Bad day in Dana Bell

Sydney fell into the brick wall/fireplace in our living room this morning. (climbing in her rocking chair, it tipped forward) It was chaos. Crying on both of our ends. She gave herself a fat lip and a big knot on her forehead. What really freaked me out was she was bleeding from her mouth. I couldn’t tell where it was coming from (gums, teeth, etc).

I called Greg in a panic (not sure of the damage, she must have cut/scraped her gums above her front teeth). Long story short, he was busy with work and I had to handle the situation on my own. We ended up fighting about it later on in the day making our evening a complete disaster. He thinks I overreacted. Eh, you’ll have that I guess. We don’t argue often but when we do it’s because we both feel very strongly about how we see a situation and refuse to apologize.

Anyways, she’s okay and that’s all that matters. My sister in law ended up coming over to comfort (me) and Sydney. She brought us lunch and we were able to access the injuries together. (telling a toddler to open up her mouth while it’s bleeding and she’s screaming isn’t easy by yourself) We were able to put an ice pack on her head and give her tylenol. Poor gal.
I’m so grateful for my sister in law. We’ve become so close over the past year. She’s really one of my best friends now. She keeps me sane.

I dropped Sydney off at my mom’s this afternoon. Mondays she normally spends with my parents. I was worried about her all afternoon but called to check on her this evening and my mom assured me she was fine. Just banged up a little. Everyone assures me these things happen with little ones. I hate not being able to keep her safe at all times.

A snow storm is on it’s way. 4 to 6 inches tonight. I don’t think I’lll mind the snow. It’s the ice I hate. Makes driving difficult. Hopefully it won’t be so bad.

I’ve been anxious and emotional the past couple of weeks. Trying my best to grin and bear it.

I hope to sleep well tonight and tomorrow HAS to be better, right?

(Not sure why the pictures didn’t show up in the past two entries. I’ll try to figure it all out)