Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Owie = No night night

So last week when Cade was supposed to be napping he had a little accident. We have changed the locks on his door so he can't get out at nap time.(Yes it has resorted to that sadly)He fights naps but he is so tired and cranky when he doesn't get them. He has literally fallen asleep standing up before.(So stubborn) Anyways he was supposed to be in bed when I hear a crash and him crying. I go up to find him on the floor holding his face with blood all over his hands and mouth. I think I'm a bad mom because I was more mad than panicked at this situation- I guess I'll just chalk it up to seeing so much in nursing school. He stopped crying when I picked him up and hugged him so I knew he was ok too. I took him to the bathroom and started cleaning him up and tried to find the source of his bleeding. I thought it was from inside his mouth but I finally found a huge gash under his chin. I got him to tell me what happened and he told me he jumped off his chair and hit the blinds (which means he hit the window sill) So I told him we needed to go see the doctor to fix his owie. He immediately perked up and said "Yes I go to the doctor to fix my owie. I not take a nap." (Little punk) So he got five stitches at the doctors office. He was very brave and a good little patient through the whole process. When we got home I just let him lay on the couch and watch a movie because he'd been through a lot, and of course he fell asleep right away because he was so tired. (Like I said- so stubborn!) Later that night we had been out and were on our way home. Cade knew it was bed time before I even said anything. As I was pulling into the garage he says, "Mom I can't go to bed I have an owie, so I can't go night night". (Like I said- little punk!) It's scary and funny how his little mind works and that he made the connection of getting out of his naptime earlier. Oh we love our little Cade-ster even though he can be quite a handful.

6 comments:

Tiff said...

Oh man he is stubborn!!! I guess you know what your parents and my parents went through raising the 2 of you. Haha. I have a feeling this is only the first of his stitches. Crazy guy. But he is just so cute!!!!

Cherise said...

I am glad I am not the only one with a little mishchevious one! It's intersting to see how they learn to manipulate at such a young age. -and what's even more mind boggling is the fact that they get away with it at times!!! best of luck! Let me know if you find something that works! :)
PS Jen had her baby girl, mackenzie -today.

Nicolle said...

This story is so funny and i cant stop laughing! Seriously where does he get his stubborness from? :)

Court and Britt said...

I'm sorry to hear that he got hurt!! That is so sad. What is it with kids and not wanting to go to sleep. Alexis is a little stinker about going to bed too. We gave up on the naps about 6 months ago because it would take me at least an hour to get her down and then she wouldn't even sleep 45min. Anyway, it took awhile for her to adjust but now she doesn't nap and goes down about 7pm. It is so hard when they give up the nap though because you loose your alone time!!

Jodi said...

I don't think I would have handled that situation as well as you did. I think the sign of blood would have sent me into a panic. Wow- One thing is for sure- he is a smart little stinker!

Annisons said...

Your kids are really cute. Hope all is well back in UT. Merry Christmas!