So I know that many moms have had to deal with cuts and breaks and hospital visits, but in my five years of experience I have avoided those for the most part. I honestly would look at bloody wounds and think "oh gosh please not my kid." So here is the story, David went to the temple this morning which just happens to be 1 1/2 hours away. We had Daniels birthday party planned for 3:30 so I was cleaning to get ready. I was just vacuuming the play area and set the kiddie chairs on top of their table so I could vacuum underneath it. I continued vacuuming and heard a loud cry. I turned around and Maggie was crying. I asked d what happened and he said she had climbed up on top of the table and sat on a chair and was trying to convince him to do the same when she fell backwards off the table. I was hugging her and realized she was bleeding a lot like dripping down the back of her head. I think she hit her head on the edge of our toy shelf. I called my cousin who luckily lives 20 mins away and she came and sat with d and Noah while I ran Maggie to the ER. While I was waiting for her I fed Noah and then did a frantic "I wasn't planning on anyone seeing this mess till 3:30" clean up. Then headed to the hospital that was recommended by the dr. Maggie was a trooper. She broke down when Madi walked in the door and when we arrived at the hospital, she doesn't like shots, but really she was so brave. She ended up with two staples. I almost vomited. It made me so queasy when I looked at the cleaned up gash and still does when I see the staples sticking out of her hair.
Again I know that moms everywhere do this all the time, I'm not saying I'm amazing at all. I'm just really proud that I was able to stay calm and rational through the whole process and so proud of Maggie. I know I was blessed. So I've earned my ER staples badge and hope that I don't have a repeat.
2 comments:
I feel every ounce of your pain. I am the WORSE when it comes to owies and gashes. Somehow, not sure how, the kids always injured themselves when Boyd was around. He is the steady, rational one when it comes to injuries. Me. Just kill me right now. One time, they had to get a wheelchair for ME, the mom, because I felt like I was going to pass out. Embarrassing!
You handled that a lot better than I would have! I am so bad when it comes with my kids getting hurt, especially when I warned them first about something dangerous and then they do it anyway and get hurt! Good job for keeping calm and handling it well! I hope she is doing better!
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