Head Meets Headboard.
Thu, 12/30/2010 - 22:38 | 
stacey
I would like to start out this story by saying to Aunt Sami that she need not worry, her nephew has not been permanently scarred, but she is still not allowed to let Nate jump on the bed without a second adult supervising.
There’s nothing quite like the gut-wrenching cry of your baby when they are hurt. And I fully anticipated to have a major wound prior to this. Nate is a boy, through and though. I expected worse. But I wasnt really prepared for this.
We went to Uncle Rob’s to celebrate 50 (FIFTY!) birthdays. Aunt Sami was trying to keep a certain two year old happy and occupied. He was allowed to jump on the bed upstairs. He talked anyone he could into going with him so that he could jump (if ever a kid needed a trampoline…) then all you heard was Moooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Sam comes downstairs with him in his arms. I grab him (its what I always do, my baby is hurt, wants his mom) I soothe him enough that I could get a look.
Just as uncle Scott is telling me its a really good goose egg I lift up his bangs. I dont think I did a very good job at hiding the shock. I wanted to sit on the floor and cry with him. The goose egg was an inch off the kid’s forehead and it was PURPLE. This is only a couple of minutes after hitting his head.
There was ice, there was cuddles. I conferred with my aunt, who is a nurse. She made me feel better. And this is in no way a reflection on Aunt Sami. Nate is a boy, these things happen.
But I’m evidently not well equipped in dealing with this sort of thing. Thank God Dad is trained to handle medical emergencies. I’ll just sit with my baby and cry while he fixes it.
Comments
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I totally knew you would comment on this one! I did my best to report in a fashion so that you did not feel guilty, because this stuff happens...but I so had to tell the story! We were just teasing you about Evan...he didnt even cry when his head hit the floor when you were rolling him over.
Its just going to be a running joke for the next five years or so. ;)
Love ya,
Stace
Love From Auntie Sami
I was so upset that this happened during Aunt Sami play time! I could have cried! And then on Christmas Eve when he started jumping on the bed I almost had a stroke! Oh, I felt so so terrible, I could not believe it! My poor little beautiful nephew!
Oh, I do love him .... and I appreciate that in this post you didn't mention the head injury on E from Christmas Eve ..... I think I am jinxed - the more I want to be an awesome aunt, the more head injuries occur!
XO,
Auntie Sami