"the incident"

"the incident"
Originally uploaded by jcampioni

well it finally happened. our first trip to urgent care. and it was on my watch.

evie and i had a nice friday morning together. breakfast, talk to grandpa, shopping, play, bottle, nap, lunch.

all the usual friday stuff. well except for lunch. see at lunch evie got up into her high chair and didn't want to clip the straps. lately she likes to clip them herself. but today, did not want them clipped. i thought, what can it hurt, she climbs up into the chair by herself now?

i think you know where this is going.

lunch was good. took the tray off her chair and was putting it in the sink when i heard the crash. heart sinks. turn. heart races. evie lying on the floor face down, screaming. the chair i had been sitting moved from the fall, pick her up. blood everywhere. screaming. crying. no interest in pressure or ice. call to tony. no answer. call to daddy, can you come home? a minute later, bleeding stops. crying stops soon after. lip swelling sets in. clean up blood. man face wounds bleed a lot. sit down and watch tv, eat some grapes. life is good. life is calm. do we need to go to the doctor? hmm. seems ok, but what if it isn't. call the doc. nurse says come in. go in. check her out. she's ok. go to golden gate park to play. life is ok. mom needs a drink...