We made it almost 19 months without a trip to the ER, but that officially ended today. Anderson is fine, nothing a little extra TLC won't help. Luckily, it didn't involve blood, puke (that comes later) or any other bodily fluids. Anderson took a very hard fall and knock on the head at about 6:45am today. Now we're used to Anderson taking tumbles and hitting his head here and there, and hard ones at that. Today was different though. It sounded different and he fell backwards - his feet totally slipping out from under him and the back of his head hit the hardwood floor. He was pretty dazed and was having a hard time keeping his eyes open. Bri and I made the decision to have him checked out. We figured better safe than sorry.
The ER wasn't packed and we were seen right away. The diagnosis was just what we expected and wanted to hear - he hit his head pretty hard and probably knocked the wind out of himself but he'd be just fine in a day or so. Technically it's a concussion. Unfortunately he did develop the one side effect of a head injury - vomiting. Gross. We're lucky that we've never had to deal with this yet either. Another streak down the drain.
Besides today's bad luck Anderson has been great! He's added a few words in quick succession and we think this may mean he's on a roll in terms of progressing on that front. Halloween was fantastic! Anderson was a zombie and got the hang of trick or treating by following his cousins.
His stats from his 18 month appointment are:
- Height: 30" (although I think this is a bit off as it matched his 15 mo appointment)
- Weight: 22lbs 13oz
What does this mean? He's a happy, healthy little guy. Emphasis on little.
Since the last blog, we moved house. This time it's permanent. We love our new place and can see it as a good place to grow as a family and put down roots.
The day we got the keys to our house!