Wednesday, September 24, 2008
A new scar for Alihan
I'm cleaning and Julia and Alihan are screwing around (for lack of a better word) and I hear a "thunk" followed by Alihan screaming his head off and holding his head over my freshly folded clean laundry--which isn't so clean anymore. I went over and pick him up. Blood--all over the place. My clothes look like something from a crime scene from CSI! I ran upstairs with him, grab a towel and hold pressure against his forehead--while he continues to scream! Got the first aid kit--which was not in a good place (thanks Ted!) and tried to clean up this screaming , squirming, very bloody child. Big old gash on his forehead. Finally got the bleeding to stop after 20 minutes. It was a debate---stitches or no stitches. Finally, after Ted got home--we approximated the sides and taped the heck out of him. Ted and Chewie now have matching scars. No--not the roller blading scar. The scar from when Ted was about 4 years old, decided to play Bugs Bunny, put a pair of pj bottoms on his head (you know--ears) and ran into a thermostat. I think he was chasing his sister if I remember the story correctly. Yes--I wanted boys. I really need to have my medication adjusted!!! In the meantime, I think I restock the first aid kit. Something tells me I'm going to need it--ALOT!!!
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7 comments:
Doin' "The Beck" again!!! Fantastic! Sounds just like our house :)
Your last statement reminds me of a comment we got one night in Vanderbilt's Children's ER after Joshua had popped a bungee cord up and hit his eye (almost taking it out) and cut his forehead. I told them I hoped I didn't have to see them again and the doctor said, "I feel certain you will." Ahhh.... boys.
Oh, and I hope Alihan is better already and got ice cream to make him feel better!!
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... be wery, wery quiet. we haven't had a 'Beck' here in some time. *pounding the hell on some wood right now*
ouch!! so far, with two boys, we've been fairly blessed in the "wound" department. one trip to the ER last summer with theo, when he got his cute little finger stuck in the garage door track as it was going up. yikes. i've seen a fair share of blood in my day (as i'm certain you have too, given your career) but there is something very different about your own child's bleeding. ouch.
John keeps saying he needs to bring home a suture kit, it must be a boy thing. Although it seems to be Phoebe that is going to need it! She is so fearless!
You know what's weird? That morning I had just finished reading a blog and the daughter split HER head open the day before! I told the mom I would have totally freaked out...then it happened to Scarlett a few hours later. WEIRD!!!
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