Carter's first big boo boo

The boys are getting SO close to sitting up on their own - they can for about 5 seconds before they go toppling off in one direction or another. Unfortunately, Carter did a face plant into the floor and, since he's got such a heavy head (big brain you know) he landed on his cheek and got a little bruise on it. He was playing with grandma and it took him quite a while to be comforted. It was probably a good thing that I was not there at the time - just thinking about his little sad face makes my heart break. It's not like they haven't fallen before, but this is the first time that he got a bruise from it. They have scratched themselves loads of times (Carter rubs his face when he's tired, and though I try to keep their nails clipped, he still gets himself a lot).

Which leads in to my next topic of discussion - Nail Clipping. By far the trickiest part of parenting. It's no wonder getting older usually comes with needing reading glasses - you have to squint so much just to see those little fingers. Then there is the fear of clipping the little tip off, and don't even get me started on the fact that there are 40 little nails to clip!! It's tough when they are asleep, and almost impossible when they're awake. Sometimes I try to do it while they're eating (and distracted) but that usually only results in 2 or 3 nails getting clipped. And they grow so fast!! It seems like just after I finally get all 40 clipped, they're long and scratchy again!