It happened just moments after Charlotte decided to colour in her eyes with a dark blue marker.
Now that she is approaching four months, I like to give Lucinda play time on the floor, so that she can work on learning to roll over and other developmental milestones. She loves the little play gym toys, and could spend up to an hour happily playing with them, if it was safe to do so.
Unfortunately, she has two older sisters who are in danger of killing her with kindness.
Well, Grace is usually acting out of kindness. She constantly wants to cuddle Lucinda, pat her, kiss her, talk to her, and show her toys. Poor Lucinda hardly gets a moment's peace.
Charlotte is a little more dangerous. She can give Lucinda gentle kisses on her hair. But other times she can hit her in the face, pull her hair, or, as I found out this morning, draw on her face. The blocked tear ducts seem to have made Lucinda's eyes quite irresistible to her, and not in a good way.
Our house currently accommodates the kitchen, dining and living areas in different rooms. There are times when I need to be in the kitchen, and can't keep an eye on everyone. This morning I left the room to make Charlotte a bottle, and by the time I returned the damage was done.
And so the playpen has come out of storage. Confining Lucinda keeps her older sisters (and the dog) at a distance, and hopefully means she can play in peace and safety.
Although toys have already been thrown in over the fence ...
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