Crash and Burn Toddler

Let’s start with a visual.

Tonight bath time for both girls got pushed back because foam needed to immediately be installed on Elowyn’s bed. We bought the foam on Saturday morning because on Friday Elowyn decided to try to jump and fly across her bed. The result?

It was gnarly. I have seen a lot of goose eggs during my 15 years in Early Childhood. This definitely makes it on to the top 5 “most shocking goose eggs” list. I’ve seen goose eggs that stick out a lot further but this was long and wide. And well, on my own child so that immediately makes it the worst goose egg I’ve ever seen.

We learned two things from this incident…. 1. I am terrible at dealing with this type of situation. I do not remain calm and am pretty convinced the worst has happened. 2. Jack is very calm.

Now you are probably thinking, that’s great that one of them is calm. I however am usually thinking…”WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? WHY ARE YOU SO CALM! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!” Good news, that’s happening in my head, not out loud. We laugh about it later.

Anyway, Jack went Saturday morning to get the foam and we planned on getting in on her bed that same weekend. Life happened though and we just never found the time.

So fast forward back to tonight. Emelia is in a rare mood where she has skipped a nap and is refusing to sleep, so I was in her room rocking her. I hear little feet go running down the hallway. I hear a loud smack followed by a loud scream. Elowyn generally only screams if something is actually hurt. The kid has no fear and frequently falls on her climbing, jumping, running adventures. When she screams, we know now to expect blood or bruises.

This one doesn’t look half as bad but actually worried me more. It’s was oozing clear liquid (which I have been informed by my husband is serous fluid and is quite normal) and is a puncture surrounded by bruising and swelling. Of course when she ran down the hallway she tripped right into the corner of her bed.

Guys she has had this bed for like 6 months! She has never seriously injured herself on it. Now twice in the last four days we have had a fun incident. So alas, the foam.

I love my little crash and burn bruiser but she is crazy!