A Bloody Mess!

Had one of those heart-stopping moments today. I'm in the kitchen washing dishes from lunch, and Grace is in the playroom doing whatever. I hear her say something behind me and turn around to see her covered in what looks like blood. It's dripping from her mouth..., all over her shirt and pants..., her arms and hands..., her legs and feet. For a split second, I thought, "Oh my God!" It looked like she was bleeding from the mouth, but for there to be that much blood, it was more likely she was bleeding internally and just leaking from her mouth. Maybe she pulled her feeding tube out and ruptured something in the process? I didn't know. It was like the final scene from Carrie when they dump pig's blood all over her at the prom, just before she sets fire to the place and kills everyone. All these thoughts went through my mind in an instant before I realized that she was still smiling and not crying. Just as quickly, I figured out that she must have gotten into something in the playroom, and sure enough - she had chewed open a brand new box of finger paint, opened the red paint with her teeth and started rubbing it all over the place. Luckily it cleaned up pretty easily, and lucky for you I had my camera handy.