Blood, Urgent Care, & Staples . . . . . . . .

Well, it's official, my baby is scarred. We had a pretty crazy night last Monday. Well, at least it was crazy for me. I was playing volleyball with the neighbors and Ava was playing on the porch. She fell backwards on her little folding chair and really started crying. I, of course, being calm, cool, and collected like I always am, made a mad dash to pick her up thinking it was one of her many falls that could be fixed quickly by a hug and a kiss. Well, as I held her, I looked down at the concrete and thought, "Is that blood?" Then I looked at my hand. Yes - It was blood. She had banged the back of her head hard on the porch railing and got a nasty little cut. As I moved the hair out of the way, I immediately felt myself starting to panic. I looked at my neighbor and said, "Oh ya, she needs stitches." I thought I sounded normal, but my neighbor, Ken, apparently didn't think I was completely stable. :) He took her and I ran and got a towel. All three of us got in the car and headed to Urgent Care. The entire way Ava was pointing out buses, yellow cars, and big trucks, as she always does. She had stopped crying before we even got in the car and she didn't cry at all until the doctor put her 5 staples in. She was so good. I was fighting back the tears while they put the staples in, and if the process would have been longer than 15 seconds, I probably would have collapsed. Ha Ha. Well, they wanted to put a bright pink bandage around her entire head and I was able to convince her to because it was a big bandaid. If you all don't already know this, a bandaid can fix anything. You should know that. Ava does. :) Well, the doc said to try and at least keep it on over night, but didn't seem to have much hope that it would happen with a 2 year old. Well, he doesn't know my daughter. She thought it felt better when it was on, so she kept that bright pink ninja band on her head for 2 days straight. It was hilarious. Even now, she has a regular bandaid on her head, even though it's nowhere near the cut and won't stay on because it sticks to her hair. Now, to some of you seasoned mothers this may just be another day for you, but it was my baby's first big boo-boo, and I'm glad it was only this bad. It almost makes me sick to think of her ever getting hurt any worse. Here are some pictures of my little ninja:





What else do you need? Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, blankies, and a massive bandaid! :)


Completely worn out after a hard day

I could not wake her up because she was so tired. I was trying to get her swimming suit off to get her in the tub and she fell back to sleep in my lap!