This afternoon, we met some friends at Oak Park Mall and played in the kid's area. After a quick ride on the carousel, we decided to go across the street to Chick-Fil-A for lunch.
After the girls had finished their lunch, they went into the play place to run around for a while and the moms sat and visited. I glanced up occasionally and did a head count, and they looked like they were having a great time! I was so super excited that Madelynn was finally breaking out of her shyness to climb around and go down the slides.
It seems like I just glanced away for a second and the next thing I know some guy (a dad of other kids playing in the play place) is carrying Madelynn towards me. She is screaming hysterically and there was blood everywhere. My heart stopped. I think I may have flipped a chair getting up to get her! Ooops.
I took her to the bathroom to assess the damage and try to calm her down. My good friend Jenniffer (who we were there visiting with) helped me out tremendously by keeping McKenna calm and occupied. The wonderful employees of Chick-Fil-A brought me anything they could think of. Paper towels, ice, ice cream for Madelynn (which she didn't end up wanting, but McKenna loved it!) and even a stuffed cow, which is the Chick-Fil-A mascot! After I had her calm enough, we profusely thanked the man that had brought her out. Turns out she tripped running to the platform that you can climb up to go down the slide. She hit the corner of the first step with the bridge of her nose. Ouch. Gives me chills just thinking about it.
Doctor says it will get worse before it gets better, but to keep it iced and make sure she can breathe out of both nostrils. And just through this evening, it has gotten worse! It's swollen to about four times it's normal size and it's a brilliant shade of blue. Keep an eye on Facebook for more up to date pictures!
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