Saturday, January 2, 2010

Bubble wrap??... Football helmets??... Charmin???....

'm looking for suggestions on how to keep my boys from serious injury. Seems we have rung in the new year with some medical emergencies- that- thankfully, were not worse and did not require ER visits... just an anxious mom doing the waking up every couple of hours throughout the night concussion checks.
It all started with Aidan. We have a sort of landing at the base of our stairs, between the living room and kitchen. He was walking from the kitchen to the living room and somehow tripped and with some momentum behind him because it is a two step landing- he caught a corner of the coffee table behind his ear. Thankfully on a bony area of his head. Here's some proof after the swelling went down.

Then, of course, Owen couldn't be outdone by his older brother... so New Years day- he went out to our kitchen to talk to daddy who was doing the dishes and he was trying to round a corner to quickly. His feet slid from under him and he landed square on his face, chipping his front two teeth. David took him to the dentist the following Monday- and they decided not to touch it right now- not doing any harm really- didn't get down to the root. Then that night- Owen fell with his face into the stair and put his tooth almost through his lip.... (I don't have photographic proof of that- but trust me, it was ugly).


So, really, any suggestions??



1 comment:

  1. oh ouch!! both of those pictures just look painful! i have no suggestions at all, besides padded rooms, and that would make life very boring! hope you guys are just getting your yearly injury quota taken care of and will stay blood-free for a while at least. :)

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