Here is how it went down. He put her Thudguard on her in anticipation of letting her toddle around the house outside her padded playspace. He lifted her over the fence and set her down on her feet and waited a moment to see if she had her balance or if she would need further assistance. She seemed to have her balance so he let her go. He went back for Buddy to retrieve from the playspace. In route, he heard the sound of her tumbling forward into the mantle.
Thinking she was fine, she had the helmet on after all, he was surprised when she began to cry. He picked her up and consoled and examined her. There was no apparent injury. But Buggy rarely cries from a fall. Even in the days before the Thudguard, she would hit her head or face on the floor with a sickening thump yet she would not cry.
The Thudguard does not fit very well. It is intended to accommodate little ones and older children, thus it makes a compromise that tends to make it loose on smaller heads. It tends to rotate around her head exposing various parts. This time the right side of her face was unprotected and met a wooden edge.
The bruise did not develop for about a half an hour. At first it was only the round spot on the left (as seen below). Then, over night, the rest of it appeared.
Dad feels horrible. She implicitly trusts him to protect her from all of the dangers and hazards in life, at least those he can foresee and prevent. And Dad loves that trust and would never violate it. Hitherto he has done pretty good job.
Sorry Buggy. It was an accident. Don't be mad, okay?
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