Bumps and Bruises

I've always known that a few bumps and bruises was all a part of life and the muscle development process. Still, it is never a good feeling to see your child get hurt.

This has been a bit of a rough week for Brandt with the bumps and bruises. Tuesday, somehow he came home with a rug burn around his forehead and eye. My husband had picked Brandt up from school, and they tried to tell him it was a rash. IT WAS NOT A RASH! It was definitely a rug burn or scrape of some sort. It was white where the skin had been rubbed raw with red inflammation around it. The next day, he had a little scabbing from the scrape. I was extremely disappointed when I said something to his teachers about it, and they continued to insist that it was a rash--even though you could plainly see the scab.

Then, Thursday, Brandt was visiting the toddler room for a bit (which is such a better place for his gross motor development). While attempting to cruise along the bookcases, he took a dive and busted his lip. It was a small cut, and the inside of his mouth looked fine. I reacted much more calmly--considering they gave me an incident report and didn't try to hide it from me.

When we looked at schools for Brandt, we wanted the best and were willing to pay for the best. With that, I expect the best. I expect him to have some bumps and bruises along the way, but I expect them to be more forthcoming with the happenings.

That being said, I hope that this isn't the beginnings of many more constantly incidents to come. His school just remodelled their facilities, and so far he has gotten hurt two out of the three days he has been in the new classroom. I just don't want this to be a pattern where they start thinking he is a liability to them.

Ughhhh... some days are easier than others, but I just try to keep pushing forward with my held held high.....

"The struggles I'm facing,
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on, cause

There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always going to want to make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm gonna to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb (yeah)"
--Miley Cyrus: "Climb"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NG2zyeVRcbs