My lovely little daughter is a cuddler. Which is a marvelous blessing and just so much fun. The other day, my darling husband helped out by letting me sleep a little bit extra in the morning and caring for our baby girl. He carried her around using the Baby Bjorn (amazing invention). Able to go about his morning routine of walking the puppy, watering the plants and some basic hygiene, he felt quite accomplished.
Shortly after he'd settled in for the morning, I woke up. I joined him for breakfast and then he wanted to shower. I took over baby duty and was snuggling my little one in our bedroom. Suddenly, black flakes appeared on her forehead. I brushed them away. Then, there were more still. I checked my shirt and shoulder to see what I could possible be inflicting my child with. Nothing, no flakes anywhere but her forehead...and her head. Her little head was covered in these black speckles throughout her lovely locks. What could they be? *Gasp* had she and the dog gotten fleas?! Surely not. Are they bugs? What horrible malady has inflicted my child?!
(As you may have guessed by now, I'm a first time mom.) I rushed my stricken child, who was giggling at Mommy's silly faces at this time, into the bathroom desperate to consult my husband. He is bewildered by my explanation of bugs and flakes. I share that they're all over her hair and they're tough to get off. Suddenly, my husband chuckles. *Double gasp!* What could be humorous about this situation? What horrible realization has come to him that has caused him to go mad with worry?
"That was me," he shares.
"What?" I ask, still in desperate concern.
"No, that was me...I shaved this morning."
"Oh."
Yes, my husband had shaved, over our daughter while she was in the Bjorn and had rained down tiny little black hairs that appeared as flakes or itty bitty bugs. My panic abated, disaster averted. She's fine and now she really needed a bath.
Columbo or Matlock? Who needs them really?
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