Almost another Accident and Emergency

On thursday we almost had another accident and emergency experience...and yes, it involved Sumayah. Fortunately she is quite a tough little cookie and A&E was avoided. If you are a regular follower of this blog, by now you will have deduced that Sumayah is quite a little wild child. She is also very stubborn. No matter how many times I tell her not to do something complete with a variation in disciplining techniques, she will continue to do it. And she knows when she's being naughty, 'cos she will tell me, 'mayah's naughty' and then proceed to do it anyway. So on thursday she kept standing on the dining room chairs, leaning against the chair back. I kept telling her, then reprimanding her, then warning her and then finally distracting her with something to play with. But of course later she came back and did it again. Only this time she leaned on the back of the chair just enough to sending the chair tipping over onto the tiled floor. She cried of course and was given much comfort, but reprimanded at the same time that this is what happens when you don't listen. After a few minutes of hugs and affection, the crying subsided to a moan and when I looked at her I saw a huge bump had popped out of the side of her head. I put some ice and vaseline on it and by this time Yaasier came home. So we were left with the decision - bump to the head = A&E? She seemd fine, but was a bit reserved for her usual self. So I phoned the dr who told me to look out for vomitting, loss of apetite and unusual drowsiness. She soon started playing again, but wasn't as responsive to stimuli as she usually is. But then Yaasier offered her ice-cream and all was back to normal. Here are some pics of the bump. By this time the bump had gone down quite alot already. The next day it was completely gone, but a little blue bruise appeared in the corner of the eye. And not surprisingly after 2 days, Sumayah was back on the diningroom chairs!