Yesterday was an EPIC FAIL, parenting wise.
I had gotten the kids ready to get in the car when I remembered I wanted to grab a cd. Mimi was happily playing with a drawer of Tupperware lids so I dashed down the 5 stairs to our family room. I was grabbing the cd from the shelf when I hear Mimi’s little knees crawling across the floor towards the stairs. I turned just in time to catch her as she starts tumbling down the stairs, but a second too late to stop her from bonking her head on the corner of the banister.
It doesn’t look that bad in the photo but she immediately got a huge goose egg which freaked me out. I used my cell to have a video call with N so he could weigh in on whether I should take her to the doctor but Mimi was fine after she calmed down; no signs of a concussion.
Then later that afternoon Mimi was playing in the Tupperware drawer again while I tidied up the kitchen. I turned my back for ten seconds and she got into the dishwasher packets under the sink. And bit into one. I rinsed out her mouth and gave her some water and called Poison Control who said she would be fine, which she was.
I felt TERRIBLE, like the biggest failure ever–I didn’t keep my baby safe.
If there’s a positive side to this it’s that it has inspired me to buckle down and get the rest of the cabinets painted and put back together so I can put baby locks on all of them. Gah.
But Mimi is safe! You're doing a great job, Faith. It was just one of those crazy days marked by crazy snafus.
definitely have had those days!
That's not a parenting fail! That's just life with a one year old. You are awesome!
I think these other commenters have been way too easy on you, I'm calling CPS.
You guys (except for Ken) are so sweet 🙂 Thanks for the encouragement–some days are just hard, you know?
xoxo