The Bruiser

Jake is our toddler that always looks like he has lost a fight, a fight with the wall or corner or floor or toy or sibling. He's not clumsy, but he takes an awful lot of falls. Sometimes he is helped along by Bentley, but more often he has encounters without outside assistance. OUCH!

Perhaps part of the problem is that he bruises easily? For sure his fine white skin highlights his bruises beautifully. When he was into the doctor's office this week (for a suspected ear infection), the doctor asked Kara how long he'd been walking. Kara was startled by the question because at sixteen and half months, Jake has been walking for four months. Turns out it was the bruised forehead that led the doctor to conclude that Jake was a newbie walker. Jake, Jake, Jake! Do we need to buy you a helmet?


If you look carefully at the above photo, there are at least three fading bruises on his forehead under his hair. (His new, shorter haircut showcases his forehead even better than before. Great.)