Sunday we took the trolley from near our house to Sea World. It was a fun 30 minute ride by trolley to Old Town in San Diego and a quick bus ride over to Sea World. Allie was thrilled we were going to see the ami-na-nas (animals) and the dolphins that swim underwater. It was a beautiful day and the weather was perfect.
We headed over to the Sesame Street Bay of Play that just opened last month. They have so many activities for little kids and we were having a good time.
The power of stupid, however, was very strong at Sea World and we found out quickly just how stupid. We were in this bounce house sort of thing, where the sign clearly states no one under 37 inches high should be in the bounce area. There was a mom and her older kid swinging this little, tiny baby (probably a year old or so) by her arms and legs. You know. Mom has arms, other person has legs and she is swinging this fragile little baby with 5 billion kids running around them. I was keeping an eye on Allie, while trying to follow the “no one over 37 inches high” rule to stay off, and not be Helicopter Mom to my kid. I just shook my head, while thinking, “Someone is going to get hurt. Idiots!”
Little did I know, that someone was going to be my child. Stupid mom and her kid swung the baby up while Allie was walking by and the little girl and Allie collided heads, leaving Allie knocked to the floor with a big red mark on her cheekbone, near her eye. Poor girl. The tough girl she is got up and went back to playing, but she still has a little bruise near her eye today.
We had a good time the rest of the day, but I keep thinking about the collision each time I looked at the swelling on Allie’s cheek. Nothing like feeling like a terrible mom.
We walked around for a couple hours, caught the dolphin show, the seal lion show, and a couple rides, then headed back to the bus and back to the trolley.
On the way back home, Allie fell asleep on my shoulder—something that just melted my heart. Some people have kids that sleep anywhere. I did not give birth to that kid. My little angel wants to be awake all the time. She does not want to miss a thing.
It was just the kind of day we all needed yesterday.
My parents have been gone for a week. Today was my dad’s birthday and Sunday, of course, was Father’s day. I have missed them so much! Mr. Bear’s mom has filled in as my surrogate mom this past week and I am so grateful to have her around. I have grown to appreciate her so much and she is always there to help out with Allie (even if I know she enjoys spending time with her more than anything! Win-win there!). She loves Allie as much as we do and I did not even know that could be possible. She has done an amazing job helping us get our house together with window covering, making pillows for Allie’s bedroom set, and just being around whenever we need her. Plus, her husband helped Mr. Bear get our garage in shape. For all those things, I am eternally appreciative.Allie and I have a cold right now. I will put up some pictures of Allie’s cute room tomorrow.
We have a nice dinner planned in La Jolla with Mr. Bear’s dad and step mom tomorrow evening. Should be a good time. We are looking forward.
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 at
10:18 pm
Filed under: Family, Allison Weekly by Laura
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