Split lip

Today (the day after Halloween), Daisy tripped over her gommy's foot on the sidewalk and split open her lip. There was a lot of blood, and her lip is swollen, but it seems like no serious damage was done--thank God, since she already has one broken tooth. I called Kaiser and they wanted me to bring her in anyway; they said they take facial injuries very seriously and they want to make absolutely sure it's okay. So they booked an appointment for her at the Minor Injuries Clinic. She was amazingly brave and good at the doctor's office and chatted up a storm with the nurse and doctor. This was on no nap, too. I was a very proud mama. The doctor prescribed POPSICLES to keep the swelling down; hooray!

I almost can't believe how stoical Daisy has been at the doctor and dentist. After waiting in line for an hour and a half the other evening for her swine flu vaccine, she did not cry one single tear when she finally got it. No protests, no crying. She just took the shot without a word (her expression changed a little, but that was it), and then asked for her sticker. Unfortunately, they were out of them by that time.

Gommy couldn't stop saying how much more stoical Daisy is than she was as a girl. But Gommy says I, Daisy's mother, was also quite a stoic. Clearly, I am still the essence of stoicism (hahahahaha).