Anyway our sweet Babes has a tendency to climb all over stools, chairs, tables, couches oh just about anything so I am surprised it took this long for an ER visit. Shawn was standing right next to her and believe it or not she was not climbing. I was facing her across the kitchen and she was slightly behind Shawn so he could not see her going down and I was just not quick enough. She was pushing her stool away from our island when the leg caught on the floor. She went head forward into the island smacking her forehead as she went down and the stool kicked out behind her. Her feet were tucked in the stool so when it landed it popped open her toes. It was the weirdest injury. When we got to her there was blood all over the floor and she was crying a sound I have never heard from her lips. Her face was purple from the impact and as we scooped her up we could not find the injury finally she screamed my foot and I looked down and saw the flesh from inside her toes hanging outside her toes.
At that point we headed to our local ER. I was trying to keep her calm and Symeon so I directed him to get his shoes and coat on and a blanket for Marin. I carried her to the car with paper towels catching the stream of blood. Shawn drove us and I held her in the back with Symeon running commentary the entire time about all the possible things they might do to her a shot, an X-ray, cleaning the wound, stitches (he has obviously been to the ER a few times since he had a list of things they do to you) but every thing he said just made her scream more so we encouraged him to talk about some other stuff so he brought up the popsicles you receive at the ER. This did nothing to appease the poor girl.
When we arrived we were taken right in X-ray for a broken foot which it was not thank goodness and then her toes were sprayed with a numbing agent because they had to scrub them clean. I must admit the nurse made me so mad. Marin finally passed out from exhaustion leaving her popsicle to melt much to Symeon's dismay. The nurse began scrubbing her toes which I realized she had to do and Marin began screaming and kicking at the nurse with her good leg and the nurse said I don't know what the problem is she can't feel and I said oh I think she can feel it. Honestly if Marin had landed one of those kicks I would not have minded. We had to hold her down which was terrible but we got through that I thought she would get stitches but guess what they can't stitch kids does so they glued them shut with all the tissue hanging out to say it was gross would be an understatement.
We have been to this ER so many times they don't even collect our info they just escort us in and we always joke one of these times the social worker is going to know on our door and ask us a few questions. Well I thought this was the time. Shawn took Symeon to get something to eat and when I looked out the door the social worker was coming and stopped to talk to the guard in our area. They were chatting and pointing our direction I felt my heart skip even though I knew we didn't do anything wrong it was still a weird feeling. I watched her come our direction and luckily she went in the room next to ours. Avoided that one but I still hold my breath each time we go.
Well finally they decided a cast was needed because any pressure would break the toes open again and again and the risk of infection is high with kids feet so next the cast. Marin slept through the entire cast process and soon we were on our way home. Marin was such a trooper through the whole process. Now of course we were leaving for a 10 day trip back East in two days so through most of that trip we had to carry her everywhere she had to go and she got lots of attention in the airports mostly good but some people obviously thought one of had broken her foot which was frustrating. Her foot was so swollen we had to buy crocks she could get her foot into after the cast so off we went to find some and luckily we did in mid November.
Overall she is good as new a couple of scars on the bottom of the feet but who cares although she does remember the pain because every once in awhile she still brings up her boo boo toes and the ER so to the at nurse I guess she could feel it!
Here are a few pics of our sweet girl during the drama of her day.
Oh the popsicle she fell asleep licking it and I removed it from her mouth and hand. So sad!
What to do with a very very active 3 year old who can't put any pressure on her foot, can't go to school, and a Mama who is trying to pack a family of four to leave on a 10 day trip to multiple locations with multiple scene changes. Well she watched a bit more TV and IPAD time then I would normally allow but we all survived.
We also had limited wardrobe choices which made everything especially packing a bit more challenging. Oh I forgot to mention she also had a concussion from when her head hit the island. Overall it could have been much worse and I would like to say she had developed a healthy fear of climbing but that is just not the case. ER docs I am sure we will see you again soon.
