Today was quite an interesting day. I had it all planned out. Watch Merrill's game at 9am, Go shopping for food for the party we were going to tonight, come home and put Toni down for her nap. In that two hour frame, I'd cook the food for tonight and get myself ready for the 2:30p babyshower.Then after the babyshower head to the party.
So Toni and I went to Merrill's football game and it was really fun too! It was a really nice day out, and I am so impressed that these 6 year olds comprehend the game so well! They won, so go Merrill! But it was fun watching Toni and Madeline play on the sidelines and even cheer for the team.
Afterwards we were headed to the store and asI pulled into the parking lot got a call that the party was postponed. I thought, "Then I can just go home and put Toni down for her nap and then relax a little before I have to prepare myself for the babyswhower.
I was getting myself ready while Toni was napping and she woke up about 15 mins earlier than she usually does and I wasn't done getting ready. But she normally wakes from her naps happy so I figured I'll sit her down next to me while i get ready.
Not today. She woke UPSET. I mean I couldn't put her down for anything! And trust me.. I tried it ll. So we instead ened up about an hour late to the babyshower.
But we're there finally and it's the last item on the list. We get there and make way to say hi to the mommy to be, Angie. There's a little boy sitting on a woman's lap that immediately is excited to see Toni the minute she gets there. Mind you we've never seen this kid. But I figure it's a kid thing... one toddler sees another toddler and immediately is intrigued. But Toni is desperately trying to get me to hold her. I figure she's just not warmed up yet and maybe still in a bad mood from earlier. But she immediately gives Angie a hug. So we're on the other side of the room and Toni is as happy as can be! She is going to anyone and everyone and using all her charm.. blow kisses, hugs, winks.. she pulled all the tricks out. So we're sitting at the barstools and the little boy from earlier runs up to her and is trying to get her down. She doesn't seemed interested. But I put her down on the ground and tell her to say hi and play with him. He pulls her near him and she is resisting and then starts to cry really hard. I thought he was trying to kiss her and she was just in that don't-touch-me-mood. As soon as I pick her up, I see teeth marks on her cheek!
That boy was biting her cheek! omg! The teeth indentions were pretty deep and the marks really dark red. I almost thought he broke skin. Luckily he didn't and Sofia rubbed ice all over Toni's cheek to help it. Let me tell you Toni loved that! hahahaha.. she sat still like she was getting pampered (well she was) and she just enjoyed it. It was kind of funny.
Luckily the red marks and indentions went away. The mom of the boy turns and asks if Toni is ok. I say she'll be fine. And for a good while there Toni seemed perfectly fine. I was a little weary of putting Toni down after that and really just made sure that boy wasn't near her. Well as some time passes, the bruises start to appear. :( My poor baby has teeth mark bruises on her cheek. Fortunately it doesn't seem to bother her when I touch it and is really more just unappealing to look at. So I'm glad that at least that is the only problem I have and not an actual open wound.
Ok... so how do I feel about that? Honestly, I'm happy about it. But really what mom would be. Of course I didn't get upset at the mom of the boy because I guess they are just kids and don't know better. But I have to be honest and felt like the boy needed some sort of punishment at least. Though at the time of the incident I was focused on Toni so he may have been scolded, I don't know. Also later, the mom came up to me to apologize again and I told her Toni will be ok. I didn't say, "It's ok" because it's not. So I just said that Toni will be fine. But then she proceeded to tell me she didn't know what over came him and he's never done anything like that before. That she left his pacifier at home and that he just jumped off her lap and ran straight to Toni and he must have been looking for her pacifier. I kind of just nodded my head because I really didn't want to hear it, but I'm thinking... that is really strange and doesn't make sense. You mean he jumped off your lap, ran straight to Toni with intentions of biting her cheek because he wanted his pacifier? And mind you, when he first got to her he tried biting her head and she was starting to get upset. But I didn't realize at the time.. I thought he was trying to give her a kiss. So he tried biting her head, was unsuccessful so bit her cheek instead. I think I'm just having a hard time believing this is his first offense. Also, I don't know how old he is but he appeared to be either around Toni's age or older... and has siblings older and younger. At least there was an older boy and a younger baby girl with them so I assume they are his siblings. So its not like he's never around kids to not know.
I don't know... the explanation just seemed a bit bogus to me. But nevertheless, Toni is fine and that's all that matters.
picutres to come.
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