Boo-boos

24 May 2011 4 Comments

Stitches And Popsicle

The day started the same as every other day at work but around 3:30 pm, Michael called me and told me that he would pick me up if I wanted to leave early. I instantly said yes since I was getting a little tired and I felt a little more than normal tightness around my 30 weeks pregnant belly.

We were just getting on the freeway when my dad called to tell me that Jordan sliced his bottom lip open, I thought I may go in to labor. Yes, I was that worked up and worried. Of course, when you’re not there and you can’t see how bad it is… it makes you even more worried. Apparently, he tripped on the area rug, fell and hit is mouth on the corner of the coffee table. We have corner cushion guards on our furniture except for this one because the one that we bought for it didn’t fit right so we had to get a different guard but kept putting it off. Needless to say, I wanted to kick myself for that big mistake. More

by Joy in Boo-boos, Safety

18 Apr 2011 No Comments

Baby’s 1st Boo-Boo

I know that once your baby becomes mobile, injuries are bound to happen. I know that Jordan’s going to get a bump or bruise here and there but when it actually happened, I wasn’t prepared for the intensely overwhelming feeling of panic, fear, pain and guilt.

Yesterday, we went to visit his cousins and as soon as Michael put him down, he ran towards the living room completely ignoring a 6″ high step that’s dividing the kitchen and the living room. I tried running after him and stopping him but I was too late. As soon as I picked him up, I saw his mouth and nose bleeding, LOTS and LOTS of blood. We tried to apply an icepack on his lips but he kept pulling away from it so we just gave him a bowl of ice cream. I seriously thought we had to go to the emergency room but thankfully, the bleeding stopped and he settled down fairly quickly. After we all calmed down, my intuition told me to just keep an eye on him but I called his doctor’s after hours hot-line anyways for some reassurance. I was told that there was no reason to take him to the emergency room. Fortunately, there was no need for stitches, just a boo-boo on the swelling upper lip to take care of. Just minutes after the scary incident, he was smiling and running around again.

Unfortunately, the joy of all baby’s greatly anticipated first milestones is matched equally by the dread of their first bumps in the road.

by Joy in Boo-boos, Milestones