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Do you have any child-falling-out-of-things stories? I wanna hear....it'll make me feel a little better (or maybe worse)!
11.08.2009
Introduction To This Brutal World
Friday afternoon. Matt and I were in friend Leland's garage getting our letterpress on for his final project (cool...I know!). I had Cole in his stroller letting him look around and take in all of the excitement. I picked him up and was showing him neat things like the airplane in the sky and other fascinating things. I set him down in his stroller to go check out a project that Leland had done that caught my eye. I walked about 7 feet away, not even gone for 15 seconds when all of the sudden I heard a "THUD...........WAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!" Naturally I FREAKED out and instantly checked out his body to see where he had landed! He had crawled out of his stroller and landed smack dab on his forehead! I watched as his forehead turned white, then red with scrapes. It was one of the worst feelings I have ever experienced. Not knowing what to do I instantly strapped Cole into the car seat, called my mom and cried. It was my fault...the one and only time he wasn't strapped in he FALLS OUT ON HIS HEAD! I toyed with taking him to the emergency room, but thought that might be a little dramatic, so I went to his Dr.'s office. They checked him out and he was fine...of course. No concussions or anything. The nurses tried to make me feel better by telling me about children falling out of two-story buildings and shopping carts and stuff. They say it happens all the time?! Luckily I think Cole has already forgotten about the incident, but every time I look at him I relive it!
Do you have any child-falling-out-of-things stories? I wanna hear....it'll make me feel a little better (or maybe worse)!
Do you have any child-falling-out-of-things stories? I wanna hear....it'll make me feel a little better (or maybe worse)!
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Poor little Cole. It's scary to see your baby fall.
Keiti fell out of the shopping cart at Costco when she was just a few months older than Cole... she fell right on her head, too.
I think babies are built tougher than we think.
nice work heather. ;) when velzy was a little babe of maybe 2 or 3 months she rolled off her changing table (i bent down to get a diaper), fell on her leg, and didn't really move it for a few days. i though there was permanent damage, felt soooo bad. called the dr and all, they said she would be fine, but i was feeling like the worst person ever, it was a long way for such a little thing to fall.
so, congrats on taking so long for him to get really hurt! your a fine mother and cole is lucky! plus, he looks tough with that bump, make up a good story to tell people when they ask ;)
My son has fallen off the bed...plenty of times. He just rolled off... He's fine though. It's all part of being a kid. I think the best thing to do is not FREAK out when it happens cuz it'll make them feel worse and cry more. Sometimes, you just gotta let them brush it off so they don't learn to cry over every little thing. But that's just me. :P
Don't worry too much about it!
Oh Heather..... don't feel bad. Remember my disgusting story about Ruby. That made me feel like the worst mom ever!!!! That should make you feel better. You're a wonderful mom.
It is always so scary when your kids get hurt. Just a few weeks ago Dane fell off our bed at night. He started crawling really early and being only 6 months I still kept him in our bed some nights when I was too tired to put him back in his crib. I fell asleep and he crawled right off the side of the bed. I'm so glad I went to nursing school for these emergency type situations. Any time my kids fall I always do a quick neuro check to make sure everything is ok. I make sure there pupils are the same size and that they are alert, then I grab ice to reduce swelling. Luckily when Dane fell off our bed he landed on a pillow that was on the floor.
Oh -- the picture! Sweet Baby Cole! As I mentioned to you, this was the first of many mishaps to come, sorry to say! That phone call, though, made Dad and I relive each and every intense, awful, bad-parent feeling that each of you kids bestowed on us! And I think your hurts always made us feel the worst...
when we were at byu-h, mason was climbing and our tv sat really low. Just as I was telling him to get down, he pulled the tv onto himself! I rushed and got Aaron out of his class, and took him in. I am so lucky he was fine. I will never forget how awful I felt. You are a GREAT mom heather. :)
my four month old fell out of his swing yesterday and lived to tell the tale! Dad felt terrible (he was there)but a few kisses later, they were both fine!
i had changed Q's outfit on the couch, looked away for five seconds and he rolled off and hit the back of his head smack on the hard tile. ugh i felt terrible. absolutely awful! what a sweet boy that you have. he's already forgiven you i promise.
Poor little mister! And poor you...I'm sure you felt awful. But it's good that you felt awful, you should only feel bad if you didn't get sick to your your stomach thinking about the incident...know what I mean?
Sad to say I think this is the one of many times you will feel like this and something like this will happen. It's a good thing we can't really remember anything before we were 4 right? :)
You're an awesome mom and if this is the first time something like this has happened you're way above the curve (sadly).
He looks super tough with his banged up head.
p.s. You want me to share my "mother of the year award" story...it's a doozy...
http://www.ericasbloggityblog.com/2008/05/flash-back.html
I'm with your Mom Heather! Hearing you makes us remember oh so many things. Poor Matt ended up in the emergency room with a big gash on his head when a door swung into him (and I was even holding him!) Melissa as a small baby rolled off the counter in the bathroom when I turned around to get something...and the stories continue! This is the first of many boo-boos. Cole will be fine and you really ARE a very attentive mother! I loved seeing you in action when we were in Utah. I am blowing you a kiss to make it all better! (for you, not just Cole!)
Evelyn was 6 WEEKS old and it was the ONLY time I didn't buckle her into her carseat that sat in the stroller (because we were just walking across the street) I turn around to pick up my water bottle and Jocelyn had tried to look into the stroller and pushed it and it started rolling down the street!!! I couldn't catch it in time before it tipped over and my 6 week old baby rolled out. She started screaming and then just passed out. It was so scary. I took her to the emergency room and they did a catscan and everything was ok, thank the Lord. But seriously, I still get sick about it.
It's so hard experiencing that first major baby injury!
When Tay was about Cole's age he fell off the sofa and hit his head on a large trunk we were using as a coffee table. I immediately called Sean in hysterics and continued to cry long after Taylor had recovered. I think it's harder on the mommies than the babies.
I blogged about his first official injury as well: http://seannicholsfamily.blogspot.com/2008/03/first-official-bonk.html
After a while you start to realize just how resilient kids are. I swear Taylor gets hurt constantly but he's always just fine!
aww poor little guy!!! Even with the red bumps and scrapes he still looks adorable though! Don't beat yourself up to bad, if this is the worst he's been through then really it's not too bad. :)
Heather,
Awe, he is sweet; poor little guy. He is darling! Poor Mom! Don't feel bad. I am just like you though - feeling guilty and thinking 'what if' 'why'? Aaah! Chloe fell off the kitchen island right onto the back of her head when she was 1 year old - actually the day before her first birthday. I put her up there. We rushed her to the ER - mild concussion. For weeks I dreamed about it and saw her fall and me wanting to grab her, but had no time. Makes me sick to my stomach - still (she is 3)! I was a wreck! Kids are more resilient than we think. But it still sucks! So sorry! Glad he is ok, now forgive yourself. ;)
Hi Heather!
I,ve two sons:
Pedro: with 6 months - the first fall of from the bed; feeling: worst mom ever.
Rodrigo: 5 months: fel of the baby car: he wasn't strapped, but I thought so. feeling: worst mom ever
Now they have 4 and two and a half years and they have fall out on the head many times, most of the times without my fault...but the feeling is allways the same...
You´re are a great mom because you concern!
(I'm sorry for my english, but is not my language)
Tânia
a proud mom from Portugal, who loves your blog
i fell out of the first story window of our house when i was one and broke my collar bone. i'm alive and well.
Always a first for everything! I remember when Ben was about 4, he slipped down the stairs of our condo building and his forehead landed on the ground, which was a conglomeration of small rocks set in cement. One of them literally punctured his forehead! Instead of taking him to the emergency room for stitches (which he didn't really need), I got some superglue, held the small piece of skin together and voila! You'd never know it happened. :) Nevertheless, I dread the time I will take one of my boys in for...something. :)
Oh Heather! Don't even get me started. I could tell you stories that would make your toes curl.
My mom just informed me that when I was about Cole's age I fell off the bed while she was nursing me and bonked my head on the side table (bruise) then a few days later I fell out of a shopping cart (goose egg). She took me in and they took her into a room and questioned her because they thought I'd been abused. . .
Hi Heather, so sorry about little Coles boo boo and your heavy heart. Kev and I took our little Cole to Portland for a friends wedding. I was 5 months pregnant with Ireland. We were just getting into our hotel room and I was trying to get everything organized. Cole was grumpy and I was a little frazzled. The mood was rather dis-organized to say the least. I had my mind on a million things and set Cole down in front of the window rather abrubptly. He hadn't caught his balance by the time I let go and he fell SMACK dab into the sharp corner of the wall. The dull thud will forever echo in my ears. My heart stopped, it seemed like minutes went by before I heard the blood curdling scream. When I picked him up there was a huge, white goose ache with a dark purple middle. Blood starting gushing and I just knew he was getting stitches. It was totally my fault. The first real big owey sucks. Cole got 3 stitches that night. I know your little Cole didn't get any stitches but your heart still feels the guilt that mine does. Motherhood is just amazing isn't it. haha Love the picture by the way. xoxo Steph
Can you believe it? So many wonderful mothers have kids who experience crazy accidents. I am almost embarrassed to tell you about all of my stuff. But seriously, you know I'm not neglectful right?
Right now Felicity has a broken leg from the trampoline-she still has the remains of a serious scrape on her chin-that's from when she crashed into the couch and bit into her lip. Tonight she got a massive blood blister on her finger from the desk drawer she and her cousing were fighting over. She has fallen off of the trampoline, the counter, the bed, the couch and down the stairs.When she was 9 months old she burned her hand on a preheating oven.
Can you say accident prone wild child with a mother who lets her explore a little too much. I hope that makes you feel better-It makes me feel worse. If anything is wrong with her in the future-you'll know why! Poor baby Cole. Love you guys.
the doctor told us the greatest thing at maren's last check up. she said not to worry too much because at this age they're not really big enough or tall enough to gain enough velocity to do any major damage....in most cases. that said, i'm glad our hands whipped out fast enough to catch maren's ankles just before her face smashed into the floor after flinging herself off the pew in church the other day. that probably wouldn't have been pretty...or reverent, haha.
Once when I was babysitting, a toddler fell off the couch and landed on his head....
oops.
So YOUR hurts hurt mom more than my hurts?? is that what she was saying??
NO, Chelsea! Hahaha! Of course not! I would never mean that!
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