A couple of days ago I got a frantic call at work from Helen, who told me that Kailyn's face was all swollen. Helen said the baby's right cheek looked puffy and her right eye was smaller than her left. I pictured her looking like Martin Short's character in 'Pure Luck' after he got stung by a bee, or like Gerry Cooney* after going 12 rounds with Larry Holmes.
Helen was in a bit of a panic because she wondered if maybe Kailyn had an allergic reaction to some food we'd fed her the night before. I thought for a second then replied, 'Or maybe it's just that she slept on her tummy last night.'
Upon closer inspection, we decided that was probably more likely the reason for her puffy face: Kailyn had never fallen asleep on her stomach before, and her face probably got smushed a bit and swollen from lying face-down all night (and not being used to it.)
Sure enough, after a couple of hours, the shape of her face returned to normal, Helen stopped feeling guilty and all was right in the world.
*- Gerry Cooney reference, courtesy Kevin D.
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