oops, mummy broke the baby:-(

It was a bad morning today. Mstr A wouldn't get up when I called him, so all our timings were a bitt off. We left for school a bit late, so I didn't bother with the pram, just hoiked LMD up on my shoulders, grabbed LMB's hand and told Mstr A to keep up.

He dawdled.

I strode off up the road, and yelled at him to keep up.

He stopped to examine a traffic cone at the side of the road.

I swung round to yell at him to keep up, he ran, LMB slipped, I reached down to grab her before she fell, LMD wriggled, Mstr A ran screaming into my legs, LMD fell off my shoulders to the pavement in front of me. I tried to grab her legs as she fell, succeeding in turning her completely upside down and watched in horror as she fell straight onto her forehead!

Everybody screamed.

I dropped LMB's hand (causing more screams) & picked up LMD. There was blood in her mouth & nose, and an enormous lump & graze on her forehead. But she was alive, awake & screaming - all good signs.

We continued to school in double quick time muttering recriminations. As Mstr A had been particularly horrible at school yesterday, I supervised him a he handed out his letters of apology, while cuddling a whiney LMD and telling LMB to stop moaning about her foot hurting! As soon as the whistle blew for school, I stomped back home as quickly as possible, while fending off many well-meaning parents checking on LMD.

By the time we got home, LMD was looking very woozy & didn't seem to be focusing properly, so I knew I was going have to take her to the hospital to be checked out. My first trip to casualty for any of my kids:-(

It took an hour for the bus to take us the 3-4 miles to the local hosptal. I could have walked it quicker!! (although LMB couldn't have). It wasn't helpedby the driver stopping at the first stop, getting out, locking the doors and walking off. No reason given, nothing said at all. There were seven of us, just trapped on the bus (the doors don't open from the inside, unless you use the emergency cord, which will get you a fine!) It was 15 mins before another driver wandered over, had a chat outside for a few minutes, then got in, and without a word, started off again! The bus was 7 mins late before we even started!

By the time we got there, LMD was looking just fine, and ran off to play with the toys! Obviously the triage nurse took one look at her & thought there was no need to rush. An hour later we see a dr, who tells me the signs & symptoms of concussion (although she did stop when I told her my job), checked LMD's eyes & ears while she screamed, and said theres nothing wrong now! Grrrrrr! Another hour's bus ride home, and that's the whole morning, and the last of my pennies for the month gone.

I could've avoided the whole thing if i'd just waited 30 mins - but because I don't have a car, i didn't want to leave it any longer than necessary. So now I no longer get to say I have never had to take my kids to A&E:-( And LMD has a doozy of a bump:-(