On Monday afternoon, Julian took a header into the corner of the coffee table at my sister’s office. I had just left and missed the trauma, but returned momentarily after my sister called me and we piled into the car and took him to the ER. Julian got 7 stitches above his left eye and was quite the little trooper.
In the ER, before stitches:
Later that day at home, after stitches:
In the moment, it wasn’t hard to be present for my little guy as he was restrained and stitched back up, but when I think about it now, after the fact, it makes me feel sick to my stomach. I hope I don’t have to go through that again anytime soon. You hear me, coffee tables?? Stay away from my kids’ heads! (We actually retired our coffee table to the basement years ago.)
I’m happy to report that Julian’s been acting just fine since the incident. His eye is mostly swollen shut, but it’s not affecting his desire to play and be his goofy ol’ self.
Ava decided to commemorate the occasion by drawing a portrait of Julian with his ouchee.
Julian gets his stitches out on Saturday – two days before his 3rd birthday. :P Happy birthday, wild boy!
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mother in israel says:
I’m so sorry to hear that and I hope he’s feeling better. One of my kids has been glued in that spot (not always on the same side) 3 times. I read that a lot of ER visits are because of coffee tables. I also haven’t had one for years.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
VDog says:
AWWWWW poooor baby!!!!!
Hugs, honey.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Anna Kauzlarich says:
I definitely need to rid of my coffee table. Right now its a “climb on me and attempt to jump off” table. Not good for a 16 month old.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:15 am
Laura says:
I’m so glad it wasn’t more traumatic – for either of you. When my firstborn was about 3-1/2, he got his finger smashed open in the chain of a stationary bike in our apartment’s workout room. He had to have a few stitches, but acted as though it was really no big deal. The thing he commented on was the coldness of the betadyne (sp?) that they soaked his finger in. :) I, on the other hand, was a mess afterwards.
Oh, and yeah, coffee tables + little ones = bad news… we don’t have one in our house, either.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:50 am
Mama Bird says:
Ban coffee tables! We actually bought one when Reagan was tiny, and then sold it a month later. What were we thinking? Hence, there is no where to set your drink down at our house. But, we do have stairs for more toddler fun! Can’t get rid of those unfortunately.
Most of the boys I had crushes on had coffee table scars in the exact same spot. He may not know it now, but it will pay off later!
Kudos to you for having an iron stomach through the whole thing! I don’t know if I could be so strong.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:56 am
golightly says:
Oh my gosh! You are brave, let alone him. I would have passed out in the Dr.s office at the sight if it all! Glad he is okay.
November 18th, 2009 at 1:11 am
Run DMT says:
Awwwwwww! Poor thing!
November 18th, 2009 at 3:35 am
BK says:
Bad coffee table. Julian is a brave young boy. I’m just glad that he did not hurt his eye.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:40 am
chubskulit says:
Awww poor little fella.. Take care!
How about a smiley veggies for Wordless Wednesday?
November 18th, 2009 at 6:21 am
blueviolet says:
Oh no!!!! That’s sad!
November 18th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Canine Crusader says:
Oh Gosh, so sorry! I know what that feels like as a Mom. Thing is, we hurt more than they do! He’s precious! Happy WW!
November 18th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Karen says:
OUCH! At least he’s able to smile about, though…
November 18th, 2009 at 9:08 am
magpie says:
Poor baby.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Betherann says:
Owch!
When I was in nursery school, I had a similar injury earned from running face-first into a tree. Oops. It gave me a pretty spectacular black eye, though!
Happy WW! Hope the little guy heals fast.
November 18th, 2009 at 10:33 am
ayse says:
oooopsy…. I had my first stitch around the same age!! It’ll get well soon though… :) make sure you put some vitamin E oil after the stitches are removed…
November 18th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Amber says:
Kids are so resilient. I’m sure that Julian will be fine. It’s the adults who take it much harder.
I’m sending good thoughts to Julian for a rapid recovery, and good thoughts to the big people for not too much worry. :)
November 18th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Secret Mom Thoughts says:
Glad he is doing ok now. Scary stuff.
November 18th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Amy says:
OH NO! I hope he is healing well, he doesn’t look like he’s bothered by it in the least lol It’s amazing how resilient little kids can be! I love that drawing!
November 18th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Susie's Homemade says:
Ah, poor kid! My daughter had the same thing happen at 2. not fun!
November 18th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Julia @ Easy Eco To Go says:
Poor baby! I went back to work when my oldest was 2 & my grandparents and my mom would watch him until my hubby got home. One day I got a call at work.
Mom: what’s your doctors #?
Me: why?
Mom: well Tyler fell, he’s ok, but he has a cut in his eyebrow and well, it’s….seeping…
Me: SEEPING?!
Yeah, that was great. She took him to the doctor & lucky he didn’t need stiches they just put surgical glue on it. Aw, boys.
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November 18th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Ally from Zwaggle says:
I’m sorry you had to go through this, but that portrait is awesome. :) I’m glad he’s okay!!
November 18th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
halloweenlover says:
Poor thing! I had the same reaction when Gabe had to get an iv put in. I was fine and calm during, but afterwards I was sick to my stomach and kept stressing about it. I told Josh it felt like ptsd!
Hope he is feeling better soon!
November 18th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Rivster says:
Yeah, I’ve had a similar reaction with each of my kids’ surgeries. I think we are strong in the moment because our kiddos need us to be strong. Once the adrenaline is gone…the reality hits us.
I am glad that he is OK and I love Ava’s picture.
November 20th, 2009 at 1:00 am
EcoMeg says:
Good grief – so sorry to hear that! It’s so hard to see the kids in pain! I’m glad he is ok now.
November 21st, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Fiona says:
Poor guy! He looks like he was very brave!
November 21st, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Annie @ PhD in Parenting says:
Oh no! Poor little guy. I had visions of stitches last night as my kids were dancing near my mom’s brick fireplace. Thankfully no injuries.
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:04 am
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