Yesterday the kids were jumping on the couch in my room while I was sitting on the bed. All of a sudden, Jonah fell right off and hit his head on the corner of my nightstand before he even hit the floor. I wasn't watching and didn't see if Eden pushed him (definitely a possibility) or if he just lost his balance. Anyway, he started screaming like crazy, and when I got to him and picked him up, blood was gushing out of a cut on his forehead. So I laid him on the counter in our bathroom and put pressure on it with a wet washcloth. I called Peter with all three kids screaming in the background, and he came home. Jonah was trying to fall asleep while we waited for Peter, so I tried to keep him awake with songs and questions. He was pretty annoyed, but stayed awake. He didn't want me to take the washcloth off to look; he kept trying to hold it there. The cut wasn't very big lengthwise, but looked to be a little deep. I have little experience with emergency situations, coming from a house full of girls who have never broken a bone or had stitches. (That changed when my mom had Landon.)
Anyway, Peter assessed the cut and didn't think he would need stitches. (He has had a lot of experience with emergencies, having come from a house full of boys who were always in the ER.) The bleeding stopped eventually and we put a band aid on it and let him lay down and read a book. He has been fine since. He rested for a while yesterday, but was acting normal after a few hours. He has a new Backyardigans band aid on his head right now, and is on the mend!
6 comments:
Tell Jonah that "gwampa and gwampa" give him a BIG kiss and hug right on his ouwie. Welcome to the world of boys. Frankly, I wouldn't be too surprised if Eden passed him up eventually on getting the "bonks"!
poor guy, but actually reading your post, I was almost laughing, it's the way you wrote it, made it more of a story time I guess.
This sounds a lot like my story. I was jumping on my mom's bed, fell, and cut my head on her nightstand. But I did need stitches and I passed out...I was 3 or 4. Glad he's doing better. Yeah, boys are a different breed.
I'm glad he's doing better. Poor little guy!
I did something similar when I was little. I was doing front flips off a couch with Cara W. in Logandale and hit the corner of her mom's coffee table with my eyebrow. I had 6 stitches and you can see the scar still today.
I'm glad Jonah is doing better and that he didn't need stitches.
My Andrew, I swear, is going to need a nose job someday! He is always hitting his face and either needing stiches or bruising his nose. At one point there was shape, now it looks flat! haha! Boys!
Ella did that on our nightstand but right under her eye. It was so scary for her and more for me. I feel your pain! Josh had to tell me that no stitches were needed. Sorry that you got that experience with your little one.
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