My friend said today, children from about 6 months to 2 years old need a helmet on their head! After this week..I fully agree!! Poor Jacob has had several bumps, knocks and crashes oh and rubs to the head this week!
First, daddy was using a ladder to change lightbulbs, and since Jacob is quite the mobile one now, he wanted to try crawling up and around the ladder. I was right there watching him, but just as I was about to go pick him up from under the ladder, because I didn't like how close he was getting, he slipped on the hard wood floor and bumped his head.
Then yesterday afternoon, the adorable little 3 year old that we live with was trying so hard to be helpful as Jacob was trying to quickly escape from the living room, and he pulled on his pajama pant leg and dragged him backwards...mind you Jacob then face planted into the carpet and got a nice rug burn on his forehead.
Five minutes later, the same 3 year old, again just trying to play with Jacob, and Jacob was very amused as Nicholas was making circles around him...Nicholas clocked him in the head with the toy he was holding. I guess 3 year olds don't have depth perception yet, huh?
And for his final bump of the week (thank God it's friday!) He was crawling over a couch cushion, and was having a fun time doing it, until he reached the other side that landed on the hard wood floor...he did a nose dive, or maybe I should say forehead dive onto the hardwood floor. I won't blame daddy for this, but daddy was the one that was letting him climb over the pillow and wasn't there to catch him before he made contact with the hard wood! Jacob was just too fast for daddy's reflex's! (that one left a small bruise!)
so..If I could just create a shield that would protect this guys little forehead, we would be set.
He, of course, was happy and smiling minutes after each of these incidents and he gets cuter everyday! Bruises, rug burn, bumps and all!
