Russell Chapman wrote:
>
> Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> >So far, Sammy hasn't instantly inflicted ER-worthy damage on me. Since
> >I'll be bigger than him for some time, I figure it'll stay that way.
> >
> You'd be surprised - they can be creative. His Engineer genes will kick
> in soon enough and construct something elaborate and dangerous and place
> it just where you least expext it...
>
> Cheers
> Russell C
> (Glad to hear nothing dramatic as a result of his accident - my eldest
> daughter was rushed to hospital when she was 2 after falling down and
> cutting her scalp - so much blood in the hair and you assume there's
> chunks of skull missing, but one stitch and some shampoo and everything
> was back to normal)
1) Sammy *is* a little Engineer. We realized this earlier this year.
2) I fully expect to end up with substantial bruising at some point due
to his activities. I'm just hoping it's not ER-worthy.
3) When we left the house with him, the bleeding hadn't stopped, and
Dan hadn't been able to figure out just where it was coming from. (I
got to drive to the hospital. Dan got to sit in the back seat with
Sammy, mopping at his mouth and trying to figure out how bad it was with
a flashlight. Dan was the one in full panic mode this time. I guess it
was just his turn....) By the time we got to the ER, the bleeding had
stopped, but we still weren't sure just where it was. I wanted to stick
around and have someone take a look, just to make sure it wasn't
serious. Head wounds, be they on the face, on the scalp, or in the
mouth, can bleed quite a bit for a little cut.
The *other* trip to the ER had to do with a little cut, maybe about 5 or
6 mm long, near his eye. A little flushing with sterile saline, a
little bit of adhesive tape to help keep it shut, and that was it.
It's just kind of scary to see blood in your kid's eye or in his mouth.
Julia
