On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:08:05 -0700 (PDT), mom0f4boys
<momshea4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> When my older two were 4 and 5, they were jumping on my mom's
>trampoline one evening after supper. My mom and I were having coffee
>and watching them. Suddenly....'AHHH!' ... they both stopped. The
>older boy held his hand to the top of his head, and the younger
>clutched his lower face, which was bleeding. His teeth had conked
>into his brother's head. And his tooth had also cut through his own
>lip. His upper lip was split open, badly enough to sever a vein (one
>end of the vein was visible).
>
> I took him to the emergency room. He held a cold, wet cloth to
>his lip as we waited. And waited. Three hours went by before he was
>called in! When we got into the next room, he was examined, and since
>stitches were needed, he was 'prepped' for stitches.
> By 'prepped', I mean this: He was wrapped in a sheet (like a
>cocoon), then another sheet was laid atop him. This second sheet was
>taped to the bedframe.My son wasn't afraid.. he was actually more
>interested than anything. Anyway, the nurse 'prepped' him, and left
>us to wait for the doctor. We waited. And waited, and waited. It was
>getting to be so late at night.... WAYYY past bedtime. He started to
>feel hot. He said to me, "Do you think I can get out of these
>sheets? I bet I can!"
> I let him try. It was better than just laying there doing MORE
>waiting. And he did it.... he squirmed and struggled and pressed his
>body against the restraints until the tape finally ripped and he freed
>himself. Finally (much later) a doctor came in to stitch him. He got
>taped back up and endured the procedure without much dificulty.
>
> So maybe a week later, I took him grocery shopping, sitting in
>the child-seat of the grocery cart. When we got in line, he kept
>turning around to try to help put the groceries on the conveyor belt.
>An eldery man was behind us, and the man smiled at my son and said.
>"Wow, you're a pretty strong kid..."
>
> My son piped up: "Yeah! I'm so strong... I can even escape
>when they tape me to the bed!"
<snort>
Gotta just love their spontaneous comments!
Nan
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