This one gave his mother quite a scare. Toddling is such a dangerous pastime, but he wasn’t even toddling when this mishap took place. No, he was flat on the floor, whining and fussing, and jerked his head to show me he was mad and wanted more attention than I was giving him. Only there was a bookcase in the way, and he smacked it hard. I scooped him up instantly and the red line popped out instantly, and the goose egg burst forth instantly and this poor mother shed more tears than her injured babe.
It was alarming to see such a swell grow so quickly on his beautiful little head. I soothed him and kept an eye on him for pupils dilating strangely and any other signs, and called the doctor. Of course this happened on a Sunday, as all emergencies seem to take place outside of normal business hours. By the time the on call doctor returned my call, he was calmed down and behaving normally, as evidenced by the photo above, and the doctor let me know the signs to look for over the next 24 hours, but that from the sounds of everything, he was fine.
And so he is.
I made him wear a helmet for the rest of the day, though.
(Until he figured out how to remove it.)
