On April 1st Elise got fooled by the ground.
She was coloring at the kitchen table when she knocked her chair backwards and somehow landed directly on her face. Apparently she thought it would be soft because she didn't try to brace her fall at all. I only witnessed the very end of the fall. Her nose and mouth took a beating.
Elise screamed bloody murder and then her nose gushed blood for a few minutes, which made Sadie cry too. Elise cried for 45 minutes until she finally understood I was offering to let her have whatever she wanted. She chose a couple episodes of Dora and 5 pieces of Easter candy. Her nose swelled up and bruised pretty good within a couple hours. She got lots of little scrapes from the rough indoor/outdoor carpet we have under our table. The carpet is great for spills, but not for cushioning falls. Ouch.
Here's what she looked like 3 days out- scrapes on the end of her nose and upper lip and bruising on the bridge of her nose. She also has scrapes inside the ends of her nostrils.
2 comments:
Oh, no! Poor Elise! It's always so sad when kids fall, and there's nothing you can do about it as you see it happen. Give her an extra hug for me.
Oh poor Elise!! I'm glad that she is doing better!
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