Ugh...

Really, I don't know what else to title this post. I'll get straight to the point.

Tuesday was supposed to be Carter's first day at his new school, but his nose/congestion was still a little suspect. Granted, I would have taken the runny nose any day over what he got that afternoon.

Let me zoom in on that for you...

Eeek, I gasped when I saw it. LITERALLY, it was this big in a matter of a few seconds. I still can't figure out how it happened. I was finishing up preparing dinner when he was carrying BB in a wooden salad bowl into the den - just on the other side of the couch! I didn't hear him hit anything. I just looked over when I heard him cry, and he was in the middle of the floor. Luckily, the lack of a gaping hole kept us from going to the ER, and we settled for a trip to the pedi. She wanted to check the eye, eye ball, and the cut itself. All was fine and dandy - considering - though the doctor seemed very intrigued by it. Carter actually got his first sucker while she poked and prodded. He was shrieking 'MOOOOOOOORE,' and I had flashbacks of our plane trip to Seattle.

He was over the incident WAY sooner than I was.

All in all, we actually had a good time during our 2 hour doctor trip! I got lots of Bop time while GranJan stayed with a sleeping Buggy. Long story short, she was in the area for a get-together that night and was able to help out until Joel got home. Thank you!

I know this will not be the last, but I am pretty proud of the fact that we made it 23 months TO THE DAY without any big bo-bos. It certainly could have been worse, and it already looks a ton better.

BUT THEN.... It happened again today! No kidding. Only now he has a bruise on the other eye.

Hence, the 'ugh.'

He took a tumble over the side of the couch while trying to get something off of the table. He landed on the wood floors between the couch and the table. I'm not sure what he hit to make the bruises he ended up with at the end of the night, but... he looks like he's been in some horrible playground brawl. I'm sure they'll be impressed at school tomorrow.

The swelling went down quickly the second go round, but it was pretty purple before he went to bed. He ended up with stripe-looking bruises across his eye. ??? I don't think it'll be too bad tomorrow. We'll see!

I left out a few of the details as I still shudder at what might have been. I just hate that his pretty little face is all bruised up, but I am VERY thankful that it wasn't any worse that this. I know one day we'll look back and laugh, but today was not one of those days.

Ugh.