Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Head Injuries-R-Us

This has been a banner week for the boys and their heads. On Thursday the Baby fell off the front porch onto the first step. He didn't really hurt himself, but since it is concrete he got quite the nasty scrape on the side of his head. Then on Sunday Three fell off of a climber thing. He managed to catch himself with...His Head! Could he manage to do this feat on the grass? Of course not. It's always much better to fall a few feet, catch yourself with your head, and land on the nice soft driveway. Now, this is a kid who doesn't generally cry past validation of a hurt. He just motors right on after an injury. Not this time. He cried for a good ten minutes. He has the road rash on the side of his head to prove it. Then, when he did manage to get calm again, he ran right into the counter. So much drama. Then the Baby decided he wanted to chase the cat on Monday morning. Down the stairs. Really, I don't know what he was thinking. Thankfully there's a landing about half way down. I'm just not sure my nerves could handle a full on fall all the way down. So, I'm hoping things will calm down and we are done with the whole trying to bash their skulls in thing for a few days at least!

1 comment:

Petrie said...

Erin, they might be going through a phase. Maybe wads of paper towels duct-taped to their skulls for a few weeks might be the answer. Our KM managed to make her first acquaintance with asphalt this week, too. The scabby forehead will look nice at her follow-up hospital visit tomorrow.
Hope the girls are holding up for you. You deserve at least a little sanity. Love, Petrie