Our fifth visit to the ER

Since Memorial Day I have been to the ER five times with three different children. It is the same Emergency Room that we visit each time, duPont. They really do deliver excellent care and we see several specialists there for the boys' various needs.

This visit was much shorter than the others, thank goodness. We visited our favorite Home Improvement Store (begins with an 'L') and while I was in the restroom, Bug Boy decided to push Bugaboo's stroller. He whirled it around in circles, and just as I finished washing and drying my hands, I heard a sickening thud. Upon rushing out of the restroom, Bugaboo was winding up for a howl that could be heard in seven states. He had tipped forward and smacked his forehead on the concrete floor!

The staff was very accommodating and got us ice and helped us check him out. He seemed ok, but then 15 mins later he was groggy and fell asleep. It was his normal bedtime, but we wanted to make sure he was ok, so we went straight to the ER five minutes away. Lucky for us it was a slow night.

So, after four hours of observation Bugaboo was released and we went him, with a big ole knot on his head. The swelling has gone down considerably. We have to keep our eyes on him for a day or two, since this is his second (minor) concussion.

Egads! Not the way we expected to spend our day, but it could have been much worse. It is unbelievable how resilient children are, and how fragile at the same time.