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I was carrying Charlie to his bed to put him in it, and thanks to my clunky ortho-friendly shoes I turned my ankle and fell down, dropping Charlie on the floor and hitting my shoulder and the back of my head on his play table.  He is fine, although he was very startled and needed much comforting. I am less fine, although it is not a serious head injury, just a bump on the noggin, but I'm rattled and it hurt like a mofo for a half hour, and is tender.

I've been checking my pupils every half hour or so, and I'm staying up for a while, and then husband and I will be getting up in a few hours to check my coherence and sanity and stuff.  I don't expect them to be any worse than usual but I'm doing exactly what the first aid thingies say to do.

WTF, this week? 

Date: 2010-09-16 03:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] icecreamempress.livejournal.com
Oh, ick! I am sorry to hear that. This has been a tough week for you.

A doctor asked me recently while doing a symptom assessment if I was "flaky or irritable" lately, and I just laughed and laughed. How would I know?

Date: 2010-09-16 03:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] trinker.livejournal.com
Aiee! I was coming down the steps on the boat, and carrying M while I was still pregnant with A. Slipped, rolled to protect M and the unborn baby, and ended up cracking a rib.

I knew motherhood had potential to be painful. This wasn't one of the ways I'd foreseen.

Hope your head bump turns out to be trivial.

Date: 2010-09-16 02:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marydell.livejournal.com
Ouchie! I'm glad your babies were ok.

Date: 2010-09-16 06:15 am (UTC)
pameladean: (Default)
From: [personal profile] pameladean
Owww. I hope your pupils cooperate.

P.

Date: 2010-09-16 10:56 am (UTC)
seawasp: (Default)
From: [personal profile] seawasp
Well, ouchies. That sucks.

Still, as a parent I presume the worst part were the few seconds when you're desperately wondering how badly you've hurt Charlie. I know that's been MY reaction whenever I've ended up falling while carrying one of my kids.

Date: 2010-09-16 02:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marydell.livejournal.com
Fortunately Mike was there so he could tell right away that Charlie hadn't banged anything on the way down, and could pick him up and check him while I was still a bit stunned. But that millisecond of knowing I was falling with him and being unable to do anything about it was BAD.

Date: 2010-09-16 12:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com
Bumps on the head can be more serious than the appear.

Date: 2010-09-16 02:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marydell.livejournal.com
Yep. I didn't have any symptoms of a concussion or brain problem, but I skipped my benadryl at bedtime and got up a couple of times in the night for neurological checks just in case. Seems ok, but I'm continuing to be observant.

Date: 2010-09-16 02:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marydell.livejournal.com
I'm also not taking any advil or other blood-thinning things until tomorrow. But I feel fine this morning, just bruised, fortunately.

Date: 2010-09-16 03:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com
Oh good. I've got very sensitive about such things lately.

Date: 2010-09-16 03:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marydell.livejournal.com
Understandably!

Date: 2010-09-16 01:32 pm (UTC)
readinggeek451: green teddy bear in plaid dress (Default)
From: [personal profile] readinggeek451
Owies! Here's hoping it's not a concussion. Or other Bad Thing.

Date: 2010-09-16 03:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] browngirl.livejournal.com
How are you this morning?

Date: 2010-09-16 03:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marydell.livejournal.com
Sore, but not addled, fortunately, and the soreness isn't bad. My head feels fine as long as I don't press on it, and it just seems to be a bruise, not a bump. Whew!

Date: 2010-09-16 05:16 pm (UTC)
readinggeek451: green teddy bear in plaid dress (Default)
From: [personal profile] readinggeek451
Did you try icing it? I think that's what kept me from getting a goose-egg when I fell off a chair and whacked my head last year.

Date: 2010-09-16 05:21 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] lcohen
glad that you and charlie are relatively okay!

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