We were on the highway before a minute had even passed by since her tumble. Normally it takes us fifteen minutes to get into town, I think I made it there in nine today, Bea screaming the whole way and dripping blood all over herself and car seat. Evelyn was very concerned for Bea and kept trying to console her. My mother and Grammy met us at KVCH and Grammy took Evelyn to the waiting room for us. After sitting in a holding room in the ER for 5 minutes a nurse came in and told us that there was such a long line for care in the ER at that time that we might be better off calling Bea's doctor and taking her there. The nurse said as long as she didn't pass out when she hit the drawer or have any seizures she probably would only need stitches, or even less bothersome, glue. So off to the doctor's office we went.
Bea's nose and eyelid stopped bleeding just before getting to the doctor's office which was a relief. After the nurses cleaned up her face we could see some bruises forming under and above the eye and on her nose. There was nothing wrong with her mouth, so the blood coming from there must have been a result of the bloody nose. I was so grateful to hear she didn't knock out any teeth or bite her tongue at all! The doctor was able to just glue up the cut which is another plus. She did great through the whole thing. My poor baby!
I keep having to remind myself that a head injury bleeds much more than any other. I think I handled myself alright throughout the whole thing, although I did fall apart a little on the drive when we were momentarily stopped by road construction and also when Matt wouldn't answer his phone!
Finally we got home and Bea fell right asleep. What a traumatic experience for us all!
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| Bea destroying and Evie putting it back together again |
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| These were taken earlier today, the bruising is a bit more significant now... |
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| Happy despite the boo boo! |
ahhhhhh! How scary indeed! Such a lil trooper though, look at her smile :0) when Ben was about her age he was constantly trying to stand in the tub and one day while I was washing Andraya's hair he stood up and before I could get him he slipped and hit his face on the corner of the porcelain tub :0( he had a cut just like Bea's and it bled forever and he screamed like no tomorrow, I was SO freaked out! He still has a tiny white line above his eye to this day. Parenting is never easy! I'm so relieved everything is okay :0)
ReplyDeleteAll of us moms have at least one story like that. I was very caught up in your story and almost gasped out loud when you were turned away from the emergency room - but it seems all fared well. You write well, Bonnie! Thanks for the updates!
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