If I've learned anything since Bella started getting around, it's this: Bumps and bruises happen.
I think I have a dare-devil on my hands too, which makes for even more bumps and bruises.
This morning was rough.
we were playing on my bed, and she started crawling around (typical). she usually stops at the edge, gets onto her tummy and looks down and around the bed, then scoots back. I saw her going to the edge, and didn't think much of it, until she just kept crawling right off of the bed, doing a sommersault thing onto the carpet floor beneath.
of course, to me, it was all in slow motion - me yelling BEEEELLLLLAAAAAAAAAA as I'm trying to grab onto her before she falls. yeah, didn't work so much.
after we got over this bump, then about 10 minutes later, she found something to pull down on top of her...
I don't think it will ever end.
I guess as parents we just have to do the best we can, and understand that we can't protect our kids from everything. even if we did everything we possibly could to protect our kids, bumps will happen. bruises will come. hearts will break. feelings will be hurt. scars will stay. we just have to be there to comfort and direct with love when we can, and teach our kids that yes, bumps and bruises, and scars happen. However, bumps will go down, bruises will turn to yellow, then go away, and anything broken will heal with time. there may be scars to show what we've been through, but it reminds us that we have overcome, and can overcome again.
"I can do everything through him who gives me strength." - Phillipians 4:13
"...but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." - Romans 5:3
