Lucas Needs A Helmet

Lucas fell pretty bad yesterday; I was holding Olivia on the couch and Lucas was doing gymnastics. He was trying to hold himself up on his hands against my legs, but his arms arent strong enough to support his weight he fell to quickly for his arms to catch him...he hit his face hard on the floor and screamed...his nose is bruised and lips are swollen and his eyes were a little black/blue in the middle. He was okay a few minutes later and I put an ice pack on it as long as he let me.....

He also still has a faint yellow bruise on his forehead when he tripped and fell into Susan who was sitting on the floor, but his head hit her coffee mug (wasn't hot though).

And now today, I took the babies by myself to the park to play...Lucas and I played soccer, then on the jungle gym, even let Olivia slide a little. Then he decided he wanted to watch this Chinese family practice baseball (I think he could tell they weren't speaking english lol) so we sat on the bleachers for a bit. I turned to cover Olivia with her blankie (it's cold) and Lucas started walking away balancing on the bleachers, and fell. He fell off the lowest bleacher and rolled under neath them. I was initially relieved when I saw how he fell because it didn't look bad. He cried so I went to comfort him and my hand was covered with blood dripping onto the bleachers from the back of his head. He had a big knot bleeding....I panicked and grabbed everything and went home to call my mom...


I picked up mom and we went to the hospital. He wasn't acting wierd and seemed fine, but I didn't want to worry about putting him to bed and being nervous all night wondering if he had a concussion etc. So they checked his vitals and everything was normal. They cleaned out the wound which didn't require stitches. They said the back of the head typically does bleed a lot but it's not a deep gash. They decided to do a CT scan to be on the safe side. I don't think they requested a social services counselor to my house---I think they believe that Lucas is just a clumsy little rambunctious boy :)

Eventually a big guy came in, and though he tried to play with Lucas and give him stickers, he wasn't gentle and comforting or calming at all..So lucas was already scared. As soon as we entered the CT room, with the machine already whirring, he immediately screamed "Nooo!" and grabbed me....I felt so bad for my baby. We laid him down and tried putting his head in this stir-up thing, but he was terrified..we tried easin him into it, but the tech was frustrated and said we need to ask the doctor to sedate him....we went back to the triage room and the doctor came in and asked to try again, and I said I don't want him sedated. He's too little, and with a head injury, we agreed it wasn't a good idea. So we traumatized him again...had to stuff towels ont he sides of his head and velcro his head down...and then wrap him tightly in a sheet to keep his arms down...I felt SOOOOOO bad. He screamed and hyperventilated and was red trying to break free and get to me...I was holding his feet and singing and he sorta calmed down but was still breathing fast and totally terrified when the machine moved...it is scary..I had 3 this year....

Anyway, we finished and it was clear. He is healthy and fine. We rewarded him with graham crackers and apple juice. And though it was late, I decided to keep with the routine and give them a bath to keep him comforted that everything is okay. Thank God my mom was there with Olivia who was screaming as well..I had forgotten her blankie and pacifier...we fed her baby food and a bottle, but she needed her blanket.

Feeling better with juice and crackers..I love my little baby boy..
Ugh, finally home and in bed sleeping soundly. I really think Lucas needs a helmet. He uses his head as a wrecking ball! It was so heartbreaking to see him terrified...I wish I could hold him in my bed tonight but I don't want to undo the night routine. We wish daddy was here to comfort all of us! 12 more days....


Thanks mom!