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Bubble Babe

My last post about cleaning out my kids closets was posted just minutes after receiving a nerve-racking phone call from Olivia's school. She had an accident on the monkey bars and banged up her mouth pretty good. I looked at my watch, and realized it was her lunch time so I considered going to check on her and have lunch, but changed my mind. I was worried she would get worked up that I was there, and want to come home with me. They assured me she was OK and would call if anything changed.


That was 2 days ago, and what a whirlwind the last 2 days have been in our family.  I picked Olivia up from school at the end of the day and noticed some dried blood around her sweet little mouth, but expected that, so off we went on our way home. When I got her home, I sat her up on the counter and made her open up to show me the damage, expecting to see some scrapes and maybe some wiggly teeth. She opened her mouth and I literally had to choke back the tears. It was apparent she was NOT OK! I knew right away we would need to take her to the Dr. I scrambled to grab a few things and head out the door, but decided I wanted to take her straight to the dentist. After a check-up, they determined she had severed the nerve above her front teeth, and 2 of her front teeth were completely out of place so they'd need to be pulled. I was devastated, but tried my best to hide that from Olivia. 


It's not been easy to keep this girl fed the last 2 days.  Chicken noodle soup (without the chicken), yogurt, apple sauce, popsicles, and pudding has been the menu for this picky eater.  Poor thing, she was most upset by not being able to eat her nutella sandwich at school that day! What a sweetie!


Last night, after keeping her home from school, and stuck inside all day, I decided to take her to church for the youth event. She loves being around the girls in our youth group, and I thought it would help keep her mind off things. Being Olivia, she was running all over the place and playing "normally", all while I continued the, "Olivia! Stop Running! Olivia, be careful! Olivia, don't do that, you might fall!" worried parent-thing! I said to another mom there how I wished we could put her in a bubble so she'd be safe! I've never been super worried about her before, she's usually pretty careful, but of course, after an accident all that changes for a while! Every move she makes I'm worried she's going to hurt herself! I called her my little "bubble babe" and she thought that was funny!


So that's what we've been up to the last couple of days. Her appointment with the dentist to have the teeth pulled is next Tuesday. She woke up this morning begging me to call the dentist and have them do it today--I guess you could say she's fed up with the liquid diet and the swelling she wakes up with every morning now! Ugh, she's such a little trooper! Such a great reminder of the attitude to have, even when things are tough and aren't going your way. 

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