This summer Alexander was running with a toy (one of those plush turtle's that project stars onto the ceiling) tripped, fell and sliced above his brow through the muscle down to the bone. It was awful! We ended up in the emergency room and needed to call a plastic surgeon to do the repair. Luckily, he is great now with just a little Harry Potter scar.
This past weekend Aiden and Alexander bumped heads while rough housing. Somehow Alexander's head survived but Aiden's two front teeth did not. His top right was pushed into his gums and the left broke in half inside the gum line. Over time the right tooth should descend back down. As for his left, for some unknown reason it has stayed securely put. Should we be able to avoid the common side effect of an infection, we will be able to avoid pulling it. Fingers crossed!! I am proud of Aiden for how brave and willing he was to take an x-ray and have the dentist examine his mouth. Now if only he was not running circles around the house again so quickly!
It is horrible all the "what if's" that go through your head as a parent. "What if" he had fallen just a little harder, or closer to his eye, or this or that?! I could drive myself nuts with worst case scenarios. But at the end of the day I feel blessed to have two HEALTHY, rough, rambunctious yet sweet little boys who keep me on my toes.
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