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Facial lascerations....

April 18, 2007

Gee, my parenting skills seem to be deteriorating rather then sharpening as I progress.  Perhaps I shouldn't have been so proud of myself for espousing and attempting to live a more 'laid back' parenting style the second time around.  It seems there is something to being a bit more of a hawk eyed parent after all...

My self admonitions come from the fact that Lore has had her first trip to the ER, and, at age nearly 8 months, did so a full year earlier then her sister did (precocious?).  It is doubly damning to my parenting mojo that she was brought in for a cut on her forehead nearly identical to the one that her sister had.  Just as with Ella, Lore was sitting on my lap when she unexpectedly lunged forward to get something and ended up thwonking her adorable little forehead into the unforgiving table top.   Lore actually only cried for a minute or so, and the cut, at no more then ˝ inch long, looked fairly innocent at first glance.  When she would wrinkle her brow, however,  it would gape open horrifyingly showing itself to be at least as deep as it was long.  Ug. 

My pediatrician's office recommended we bring her into Boston to The Children's Hospital as they didn't know if she would need a plastic surgeon.  Oh, what a day that was.  Did I mention Ella was already home from school with a fever and a mystery rash (likely Fifth's disease)?   We had already been to the video store and stocked up on fluids for her so I had to rouse her out of her comfy sick nest to drag her into the city with me.  Oh, and I was suffering from a heck of a cold myself.  Yes, it was a sad, pathetic day for all of us.  Fortunately after much consulting the Drs decided that stitches weren't needed and instead they glued the cut closed.  Now, two weeks later she is looking better then ever with just a tiny scar that hopefully will fade completely over time. I just have to make sure it doesn't get much sun this summer.  Which will be difficult considering Lorelei's hatred of all things hats but we will cross that bridge when we come to it.

So, that's one kid with a head injury.  Let's move on to Ella.  Three days after above said events Ella was happily running along the sidewalk with our neighbor when she hit a tree root and ended up doing the faceplant of all face plants.  Although none of her cuts were deep, they were much more plentiful, covering her upper lip, forehead, palms and knees.  The worst, however, was her nose which was skinned from top to bottom.  Oh, how my poor girl howled.  Worse, for me, however, was that for two weeks she had such prominent bruises from her trial.  Yes, there were no mother of the year awards for me last week, with my two little beauties carrying around their facial lacerations like matching indictments of my inability to keep them from harm.  Seriously, I try not to take it too seriously but there certainly did seem to be one constant in their wounds, that I was in charge while they took place....

Well, another day, another week.  The girls are recovering and life goes on. 

 I realize that it has been (again) way too long since my last entry.  There is much I want to espouse on but in the interests of getting something—anything—up, I will post this now.  Also I simply cannot go one more day without a very public and rousing CONGRATULATIONS to Kate on the birth of the sweet little Amelia.  Although we have never met in person the swell of emotions and joy I felt to know my friend was safe and happy with a new little daughter in her arms was overwhelming.  Yay girls!  Very best wishes and thoughts in these precious tender trying weeks of newbornhood.

Thanks for reading!

Bonnie