If you take a look at this picture, you'll see how sarcastic I was being with the title of this post. This was definitely not my finest day as a parent.
KLC and I went to an appliance showroom to finalize our decisions of a refrigerator, dishwasher, range, etc for the new kitchen. We were trying to do this relatively quickly since our architect needed the exact specs to put into the design, and we're anxious to get moving on this so we can get going with a contractor. Iver was being a good sport about the whole thing about looking at lots of stainless steel things that were not toys, but then got fidgety. I decided to let him move around on their carpet for a little ...
This is where I should have noticed that they had samples for granite countertops about a foot off of the ground. This is also where I should have noticed that the samples were not attached to the wall. Needless to say, Iver motored over to the closest one and pulled it off. Even though I was about a foot and a half away, I wasn't quick enough to stop what felt like happened in slow motion.
The piece of jagged granite (yes, it wasn't even a smooth piece of rock) fell toward his eye. We were so extremely lucky that it just grazed the area outside of the eye and didn't touch the eye ball. KLC were able to get him into his doctor's office right away to confirm that everything was OK. I'm still having bad daydreams imagining what could have happened. The good news is that Iver seems totally fine after the experience while KLC and I are the ones apparently more traumatized.
(PS If you come to visit and see Iver wearing a ski helmet and goggles 24/7, you'll know why.)
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