Last week was a tiring one for Papa and Mama... By Friday morning, we were zombified. As usual, Papa led Sophie out to the living room for her breakfast while Mama made coffee and milo. Mama then absent-mindedly left the two mugs on the dinning table, took a glance at Sophie (reaching for some toys a couple of metres away) and walked to the windows to open them (hot hot day). Suddenly, Papa yelled and grabbed hold of Sophie at the dinning table, who was apparently trying to grope for the coffee mug. Although Papa managed to push the mug away from Sophie, the hot coffee spilt all over her upper body. It was about that moment I turned and saw my little girl all shocked, teary and drenched in coffee, standing in her papa's arms.
Instinctively, I rushed to her and carried her to the bathroom to wash off the coffee and assess her injury. It was only after I saw the her scalded neck and chest that tears began to roll down my own cheeks. I think she was not really in pain but she was more shocked and frightened by our reaction. By the time I dried her body and applied Hazeline Snow on her body, she was already giggling cheekily. Both of us took longer to recover from OUR shock though... I was still shaking from thoughts of what could have happened to her instead... if not for Papa's quick move.
Oh dear! Sophie was fast to grab the mug....understand how you felt that moment, I would have my tears rolling too ...it hurts us when our children are hurt....At this age, they are really fast in action, so really must keep an eye on them
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