One little monkey jumping on the bed,
She fell off and bumped her head,
Mama called the doctor, the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Ok, she wasn't actually jumping but she was being silly at bedtime and bonked her head on her headboard right above her eye. There was a lot of blood and we weren't sure whether or not to take her in to the clinic. We put ice on it and the bleeding had stopped but it still looked like it was gaping open a little. So we decided we'd call and speak to the nurse for some advice. She said because the cut was on her face, we should take her in just to have it looked at.
So off we went to the medical clinic. Samara fell asleep on the way there and I kind of hoped she would stay that way - ha! Didn't happen. She was actually in a really good mood though and was being silly and having a great time in the clinic.
When the doctor came in (we were lucky enough to get to see our own family doctor who happened to be working tonight), she took a look at the cut and thought she better have some stitches. She was just going to put a steri-strip on but was worried that Samara would try to pull it off, which is probably true. Samara sat very still while the doctor put a numbing cream on the wound and then played some more while we waited a bit. But then the worst part came. We had to wrap her in a blanket so she couldn't swing her arms around and I had to hold her down. It was awful! I held it together pretty good but I was on the verge of tears at a few points. Samara screamed through the first stitch and then settled down for the second one. When she was done, she had a treat (which I had remembered to grab quickly before I left the house) and all was well again.
Look at that precious little face!
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And now we're home and she's playing away . . . not interested at all in going to bed. She seems wide awake. It's going to be a long night. We've been advised to wake her up every few hours because she banged her head. Yawn! I'm tired just thinking about it!
13 comments:
Oh my goodness...poor Samara...or is it poor mommy..yet another experience of being two..and lots of energy!
Hope your little monkey heals fast! What a brave little monkey (and Mommy too)! ;o)
Smiles! :o)
Nikki
Ahhhhhh!!! Poor sweet girlie!!!
I keep telling everyone that I'm sure Charla will be the first in this house to have stitches or break a bone! Can you believe I have 5 kids and none have had stitches or broken a single bone yet???!!! (Knock-on-wood!!!) lol
Wonder if her eye will go black and blue?? Hope not!!
Hope you get a good nights sleep!
Oh cringe! I can't stand the thought of stitches! I don't know who I feel more sorry for...Samara or you!
Hope it heals quickly!
Oh dear! I'm glad that she's okay and yes as annoying as it was not getting sleep, I'm sure you were so thankful that she was back to 'Happy Go Lucky'. Perhaps this was just preparing you for sleepless nights ahead with your new little one =)
oh my goodness, poor thing! What a lesson to learn. Poor mom, will be tired!
lea
xo
Wow, you guys are having a rough summer when it comes to injuries. Tell Samara's big brother and sister to be extra careful so something doesn't happen to them too. Big cyber kisses for Samara from us.
OUCH! Poor little one! I hope she gets well soon!
What a brave little Monkey you have there! She sure is adorable your little one is!
Oh that is a fear of mine having to hold her down. Glad it was over quick.
Looks like little Samara made it through that one okay! Kids are so good at bouncing back!
Take care,
Tammy
Oh WOW. Poor thing. Must have been hard holding her for the stitches! Adorable picture. Looks none the worse for the wear.
oh ouch, poor thing. :(
we have a samara, too..who we call sammy. :) we're also on the road to ethiopia adoption..with our three bio kids..AND seeing the pics of the kids' museum made me 'homesick'..we've been there many times but are now in SK. i'll check back..i love reading adoption blogs. :) darci
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