Before I had a child, I always wondered how my friend’s babies ended up with a scratched face. Now I know.

And it’s not even just the self inflicted wounds, now that Lucy is determined to walk, run and fly, she can dig a scratch into me with a two second foot scramble. I try in vain to keep her finger nails and toe nails clipped. She hates that routine so it doesn’t make it any easier.

Oh, somebody tell me how to get a baby to enjoy a finger nail trim!