The Lesson In A Bite

If you're wondering what the heck you're looking at, imagine my horror when I first saw this sight on my daughter's back. Yes, those are teeth marks on my child! She was bit! No, not by an animal... but by another child!

O.k., so being the "first-time mother", my initial reaction was to completely freak out. Daycare called and warned me immediately after the attack, and told me they have never seen Rosa so upset. She actually stopped breathing for a moment before letting out the loudest blood-curdling scream they had ever heard from her tiny body. The bite broke skin. It left a welt. I was so sad, and immediately left work and rushed to daycare to embrace my little survivor. Matt and I were steaming mad...we called the doctor, we discussed pulling her from daycare, we...we...oh... whew... we didn't know what to do. But after a deep breath, and many conversations with other parents, we calmed down.

You see, I guess I just never realized (here's that "first-time mom" thing) that children bite other children. It just happens, especially when they're little. And I hear that parents feel even worse when it is your own child that is the biter.

So after this small crisis, I'm a little wiser, Rosa is a little tougher, and all is well again. To prove it, here's a look at how she's survived...