Lucas Gets Stitches

Lucas fell at school last Friday. He was in the reading center and, I'm told that, when he went to turn around he fell into a bookshelf. He cut his eyebrow area. They called me immediately to say that Lucas had fallen and his head was bleeding. I didn't even let them finish before saying, "I'm on my way." I left the office and got there moments after it occurred and when I pulled in EMS was arriving. Upon entering the school, I asked if that was for Lucas. They said yes, and I ran to his class.

Poor baby was sitting on a teacher's lap who was holding a piece of paper towel to his bleeding eyebrow, which was sliced good.

The paramedics suggested checking Lucas out so they placed him on the stretcher and wheeled him out. At first, he seemed a little uncomfortable, but I gave him his nap blanket that comforted him.

Lucas and I rode the ambulance, which seemed to be quite a treat for Lucas. On the way to the hospital, Lucas just sat up and looked out the back window as if it were a movie.

two teachers from school took me my car, which was helpful since Pablo was out of town on this particular occasion.

When we got to the hospital they got us situated in a room for kids and Lucas got to watch cartoons. They put a medicine on his eyebrow to numb the area before the shot and stitches. Twenty minutes later they swaddled him like a baby and got to work. He cried a little, but the doctor and nurses were great. He ended up with 11 stitches.

He was exhausted when we left the hospital. We were on our way to Chick-Fil-A for lunch, but he fell asleep in the car. I got drive through and came home to lie him down in his bed.

It's been a few days now and he's recovering. In fact, that same day he was doing just fine.

I must say I'm proud of the way I handled it this time. The teachers said I was really calm. I tried. I guess mom's start to build up a sort of tolerance to this type of thing. Not that it doesn't hurt and we wish it hadn't happened, but we just can't freak out about these things.

Here's a picture of his scar that I got while he ate watermelon after his nap. The other picture is of a dog shape he made when eating his watermelon - funny kid.

Lucas' First Dentist Appointment

Lucas did pretty good at his first dentist appointment. The stains on his two front teeth came off and he has no cavities! The doctor confirmed that the staining was due to the medicine he's been taking for his wheezing.

He was so happy when we arrived at the pediatric dentist's office. In the waiting room they have a safari jeep built into the wall with paintings of animals on every wall (the theme continues throughout the office).

He was being such a ham in the waiting room he had all the moms laughing. When we got back for the exam he was fine until he had to lay down. I had to hold his hands and his legs were draped over mine (I sat on the chair too). He cried a little (couple times called out mama:), but the hygienist was great. She has a two year old too and told me, before she started, that I shouldn't worry if he cries...she didn't mind. Once he had had his teeth cleaned, scraped, flossed and fluorided the doctor came in for a check. Lucas had to lie down again, which he didn't like, but it was fine. He then got up and the doctor told him how well he did. Lucas seemed very proud of himself:)

The doctor told us that Lucas should start losing his baby teeth at around age 6. They said he may have some space issues once his big teeth come in (he gets that from his daddy).

Interesting note...I learned that you have to help a child brush until they're 8 (about the time they can write cursive is when they have the dexterity to effectively brush their own teeth). Until then, he can try to brush his own, but we'll have to repeat.

Next appointment is in 6 months!

Sprayground with a friend

I've read that kids begin to develop bonds at around age 3 or 4, but Lucas and his friend Evie sure have something. They're both 2, but been around eachother in the same child care setting since they were about 6 months. We've gotten them together a couple times to play, and yesterday was the second. They had a blast at the sprayground park.

After some fun getting sprayed, they sat down for a snack of goldfish. Lucas even fed Evie. They crack me up!

Dinner with a friend

Last night Lucas and I went to dinner with my friend Laura. It was fun and Lucas was pretty well behaved, but there's certainly a time limit that kids will sit still and be pleasant. His was about one hour and 45 minutes. After that he got fidgety and a bit unruly. It's sort of funny, but you have to try to not laugh because I think it'll just make those
undesirable actions pop up more frequently.

We probably stayed 30 minutes too long, which is when I uncharacteristically gave him the Oreo cookie that came with his meal. Last 20 or so, he sat in my lap. Once he started trying to look over to the other booth, we got the bill.

It was nice though to spend time with a friend and to have a peaceful child for a while:)

So happy Lucas did well with the babysitter!

Lucas' first night with a babysitter went famously!

When I arrived home, Morgan gave me the report that they spent time upstairs playing in his room, then they colored for a bit before eating dinner. She said, "he was really hungry. He had three pieces of pizza." ...Keep in mind, he ate more than the high school babysitter who only had two.

After dinner, they played a bit more, brushed teeth and then read two stories before bed.

Best of all, when Lucas woke up in the morning, the first words out of his mouth were: "Where's Morgan?"

When I told him she was at home, he started crying:( Poor little guy. But, I guess it tells me one really important thing: He liked the babysitter!