Trauma

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We had a trauma at our house last night. While I was making dinner (why do trauma’s always happen at dinner time?) my oldest punk came tooling around the corner holding baby boy punk, at a pretty fast pace. She slipped and slammed into the kitchen floor, right on top of the baby. I heard the crack of his head hit the floor and I turned around to find a stunned, almost in tears, 9 year old on the floor with her baby brother next to her crying his little heart out. I picked up the baby and soothed my 9 year old as best as I could. She was holding back the tears saying “Mom I didn’t mean to, I slipped, I am so sorry!” Over the wails of the baby I told her I understood and it was ok, “don’t worry, accidents happen.” I walked around with my baby trying to calm his cries as an ugly red bump swelled up on his little head. For a solid 15 minutes (no kidding) he cried and cried, he was pale and clammy and I tried to get a good look at his eyes, but he wouldn’t let me. Finally I got him settled against my shoulder in the rocking chair, I sang softly to him, got a good look in his eyes (they were fine) and figured we were alright. He started to cry again and proceeded to vomit all over. Oh Crap! I don’t panic easily, I am usually pretty cool headed, but that scared me. I called my PIC to tell him to come right home, not to stop on the way. I was figuring that we would need to go to the hospital. I was scared. I called the pediatrician, he told me that throwing up was normal with a baby and a head injury (ack, did he say head injury?) that most likely he went into shock and threw up because of that, that would also explain the cold clammy and pale skin. So, if he was to throw up again, I was to call. Also I was to wake him up every 30 minutes for the first 3-4 hours after I put him to bed. After a quick prayer of thanks, we got in with dinner and Baby Boy Punk went back to his normal happy self!

I still had to wake him up every thirty minutes for the first three hours after he went to sleep. He wasn’t too happy about this. I would find him all snuggled up to his froggy and couldn’t resist taking some pictures.

I have discovered that the quickest way to wake a baby is a camera flash in the face.

He was annoyed at me!

Hi Handsome!

“Awwwww mom!!! can’t you let a fellow sleep????”

4 thoughts on “Trauma”

  1. Oh look, you can see his little bump! Well, as a mother of 3 boys with many a crash, we have endured many bumps, chipped teeth, the loss of toe nails… The best word of comfort I’ve ever heard in these situations, is that if their head is swelling out (goose egg) that means it’s not swelling in (concussion) so goose eggs are a good thing. Still, it’s terrifying when you go through it! I’m glad you all came through okay.

  2. Oh wow! A trauma at any time is sooo hard. Luckily you got good advice from your dr. I agree with sububanzoo…goose eggs are good..incomparison to what???? Keep up the good work aimee. You are a good mom.