Sep 23 2007
Mulch mess
I took Fuller to the playground this evening. Our friends Esther, Luke, and Ben came over and Esther and I got to catch up while Luke and Fuller played together. They don’t really play together as much as they play near each other, but I think that is on par with their ages. (Luke turns two on Tuesday!)
While we were there Fuller and Luke took to playing with the mulch like it was sand. For a little bit they were throwing it at each other. We got them to stop and then they just started piling it on things, and sifting it through their fingers. When we left Fuller said his hand hurt. It looked like he had an inch long splinter in the palm of his hand.
When we got home Damon helped with attempted removal by telling Fuller we were playing “operation.” Fuller cried and hollered. We finally realized there was no splinter but he had cut his hand at some point and failed to be upset by the owie.
A Spider-Man band-aid helped him stop crying and I know now I need to be better about letting Fuller play with the mulch. It can be an owie in the making.
Aww, I wouldn’t change how I let him play… instead, I’d just stock up on more Spider-man bandages. It’s a win/ win.
We have gone through five Spider-Man bandaids today because he keeps removing them, putting them on his belly or forehead, and then throwing them in the trash. Then he comes to me for a new “sticker.”