When Jonathan was one day shy of his second birthday he fell down the steps at the lake house. Not all the way down, but enough to make him cry a lot. And since I wasn't right there to see what happened, I don't know how bad the fall really was. But then he started throwing up. And I started to worry. Because head injury + throwing up = something bad. So, he got a ride in an ambulance and a CT scan. Turns out he was fine and that too much crying might cause throwing up.
Another time Jonathan decided to jump out of the car. He didn't land the way he wanted - instead he slipped, and knocked his head on the asphalt causing a big gash in his head. He cried for a bit, he bled for a while, and then he started to nod off to sleep. Head injury + sleepiness = bad news! I took him into urgent care. No stitches were needed and he checked out fine. He was just sleepy because crying makes you sleepy.
When Jonathan runs through the house we often hear a loud thumping and slapping sound - that's the sound of Jonathan tripping and going splat on the floor.
The other day Jonathan was running from the car into the house and tripped over the step. SPLAT.
Last week I got a call from the school nurse. Jonathan had fallen in P.E. class and would need some stitches. He got bumped during class and SPLAT. He needed three stitches in his chin.
These are just a few of his tumbling experiences. I think there are many more to come. This child loves to run and jump and bound around. I think it's causing me daily miniature heart attacks.
6 years ago
