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A few weeks ago I watched my nieces and my nephew.  I did this so Presley's Grandma Jane could have a day off (she watches her Monday thru Friday).  Everyone arrived bright and early at 6:00am and of course my kids decided to get up at this time too even though their norm is 9:00am.  We decided to load up the babies in the wagon and take a trip to the neighborhood park.  It was a beautiful morning.  Little did I know that we would be leaving 15 minute after we got there due to a minor baby injury.  I can't post the pic of the injury because it is on the phone that I recently lost, but it was a doozy.  I'm pretty sure I am fired from ever watching my niece, Presley, ever again!  I turn my back for 2 seconds to attend to my crying child who just fell down and I turn back around to see Presley fall to the ground on her little bum.  I go pick her up and while I'm putting the babies back into the wagon Maddie yells, "OH MY GOSH!"  I am thinking crap is she bleeding, and then I see this HUGE, GIGANTIC, PURPLE LUMP smack in the middle of Presley's forehead!  She wasn't crying anymore, but holy hell it was HUGE!  She was pushing the baby swing that I had just taken her out of and it knocked her smack in the head!  Maddie and Bubba were on the big swings next to her, Lily was across the playground and I was 10 feet away from her picking up Avery.  CRAP, CRAP, CRAP!  I called my sister right away and let her know what happened.  I felt awful.  I think of myself as fairly responsible, but how could I let this happen?!  We went home and attempted to hold ice on her head, but we all know that wasn't going to work with a 20 month old.  She was fine....eating, playing and having a good time with her cousins.  In a few hours the swelling had already gone down but it left a NASTY bruise...sorry Sis!