Julia took a few years off my life yesterday. She went head over heels ALL the way down the basement steps.
I went downstairs to switch out laundry, Julia heard me down there and wanted to come help, something she does all the time. She was eating some yogurt and was telling DH that she was going to come help me, so I don't think she was paying attention to what she was during. I am not sure if she missed the first step, or what happened. I heard the first "thunk" and turned to see her basically come rolling down the steps. I was too far away to catch her before she landed on the floor. She mostly landed on her knees/legs, but her momentum carried her enough, that her forehead made contact with the floor too. Luckily, the basement steps are carpeted and the stair landing was wood and NOT the cement the rest of the basement is!
Assessed her to make sure nothing was broke and everything worked. She bumped her knee, nose and forehead. We held her and gave her some Motrin to help with the pain. Within 20 minutes she was fast asleep! It was 7:30pm and she played hard that day, but I did not know if she was just wore out or she was sleepy from a head injury. So I woke her up every 30 minutes or so for the next couple of hours and asked her a few questions just to make sure she did not have a concussion. Although, I really did not think she hit her head that hard.
Today she was just fine, was not even sore! Her nose was a little banged up, but that was it! I swear, kids are make of rubber! If that would have been me, I would be in the hospital.
So I probably sprouted a few gray hairs and had several years taken off my life, but Julia is no worse for wear...
No comments:
Post a Comment