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kajelHow many monkeys jumping on the bed? Two little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped her head.
It was just before bedtime. I was in the room, but my back was turned. Something caused me to look at the kids. I was just in time to see Katey’s head slam into the desk at the end of Nicky’s bed. There is about twenty four inch gap between the foot board and the plastic desk sitting under the window. Her head hit the desk and then she fell between it and the footboard. The carpet in that spot was not clear. Her lower back slammed into a large plastic truck.
She was already halfway down when I turned. There was no catching her. It’s funny, it felt like I should have miraculously been able to catch her. Is that every parent’s instinct? You want to prevent the accidents and the hurts. Contrary to my children’s opinion, I am not superwoman.
This was not a simple boo boo. Her head was developing an immediate goose egg at the base. Her lower back was an instant purple line of bruising. It took twenty minutes to calm her down. Once she was settled, she seemed alert. I had to debate putting her to bed or keeping her up to observe her. Based on her behavior at the time, I opted for tylenol and putting her to bed.
The next morning I was quick to check on her. She was fine. She talked about it for several days. Katey enjoyed showing her boo boos off. Kids tend to have a short attention span for these things.
How many monkeys jumping on the bed? Two little monkeys jumping on the bed. None fell off and 'that makes me happy' Mommy said.
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This is my entry for LJ Idol: S9 Week 12. This week’s topic was “Barrel of Monkeys”.
It was just before bedtime. I was in the room, but my back was turned. Something caused me to look at the kids. I was just in time to see Katey’s head slam into the desk at the end of Nicky’s bed. There is about twenty four inch gap between the foot board and the plastic desk sitting under the window. Her head hit the desk and then she fell between it and the footboard. The carpet in that spot was not clear. Her lower back slammed into a large plastic truck.
She was already halfway down when I turned. There was no catching her. It’s funny, it felt like I should have miraculously been able to catch her. Is that every parent’s instinct? You want to prevent the accidents and the hurts. Contrary to my children’s opinion, I am not superwoman.
This was not a simple boo boo. Her head was developing an immediate goose egg at the base. Her lower back was an instant purple line of bruising. It took twenty minutes to calm her down. Once she was settled, she seemed alert. I had to debate putting her to bed or keeping her up to observe her. Based on her behavior at the time, I opted for tylenol and putting her to bed.
The next morning I was quick to check on her. She was fine. She talked about it for several days. Katey enjoyed showing her boo boos off. Kids tend to have a short attention span for these things.
How many monkeys jumping on the bed? Two little monkeys jumping on the bed. None fell off and 'that makes me happy' Mommy said.
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This is my entry for LJ Idol: S9 Week 12. This week’s topic was “Barrel of Monkeys”.
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Date: 2014-06-20 09:38 pm (UTC)My incident, as a child, was hitting the pointy corner of the dresser while jumping on the bed (the dresser was tall). My mother cleaned it alcohol and water, and then tied knots in my hair to keep the sides of the wounds closed. For years, I remembered the knots-- but not the why!
Glad your little one escaped this with just bruises. Wow.
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Date: 2014-06-23 08:48 am (UTC)Or the lounge - my 15yo only quit doing that about two years ago
Glad the monkey was OK
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