Eventful Week

These two boys keep me on my toes!  Last week was just very eventful.  I'm sure you don't want to hear all of the details, so I'll just hit the highlights.

On Tuesday we were out playing in the yard.  Finn likes to walk up and down the walkway to our house, despite the fact that I always try to steer him back to the grass.  I think he likes that there are stairs to climb at the door.  :)  Anyway, he was walking the walk and pushing a toy lawn mower when he stumbled and fell.  His face kissed the sidewalk and he you could tell it hurt.  I wasn't able to stop the fall, but I was there right afterwards to pick him up.  I could see right away that he was bleeding from his mouth.  I called Kai and we ran to the kitchen to try and assess the damage.  I couldn't tell where the blood was coming from and I couldn't get him to calm down.  I finally pulled out an Otter Pop and he calmed down to take a few sucks.  The bleeding slowed a bit and I saw a scrape on the side of his mouth and blood still from the inside.  I thought I saw some loose tissue in his mouth, too.  I decided that it was a mouth injury and like all mouth injuries it would bleed a lot and heal quickly.  So, I let it go.

On Wednesday morning we went into the toy room to play.  I immediately saw there was a mess that needed my attention and I didn't want the boys near it at all.  So I took them back upstairs, locked the gate, and ran down to spend the couple of minutes I thought it would take to clean up.  Well, I'm a wimp so it took a bit longer than I anticipated, but still within 3 minutes I hear a thud.  Turns out Finn managed to squeeze himself between the railings along the side of the stairs and fell.  According to Kai's eyewitness account, he fell the entire 7 feet to the landing.  I question that story, but can't really prove either theory.  I kept questioning Kai and the only decent thing I got out of him is "Mom, I think he can fly!".  Well, Finn seemed ok, but I still wanted him checked out.  So we got an appointment about an hour later at the pediatrician.  She said he was tough and just fine from the morning's fall.  She said the previous fall on the sidewalk was worse and noted that he had a torn upper frenulum (that little skin that connects your gums and your lip).  She says those tend to bleed a lot.  Yep, my shirt was covered!

Thursday was a slower day, thankfully.  However on Friday we had a playgroup date at the pumpkin patch.  It was the first day the patch was open and so things were slow and not quite as exciting.  Kai seemed to enjoy the hay bale maze.  Unfortunately in my run out the door (I'll explain that in a second) I forgot Finn's shoes, so the poor guy was stuck in the stroller.  And not happy about it!  It was so warm and sunny that Finn got a slight sunburn on his face.

The other Friday adventure was navigating the Similac recall.  Finn has loved his Similac from day one and I was quite nervous about switching brands.  I simply didn't think he'd take it at all.  So I talked to the dietitian at Children's and she suggested buying the liquid concentrate and then diluting to the strength that he needs (26 calories per ounce).  So, we ran out the door to find liquid concentrate.  Two stores later I realized that everyone else was having the same idea and we weren't likely to find enough of it to meet our needs.  So, back to brainstorming.  A friend (also a dietitian) calls and as we were talking I mentioned the formula debate.  She suggested trying GoodStart.  So, back to the store we went.  And wouldn't you know, he liked it.  He didn't even seem to notice that I changed things.  In fact, since he took to it so well we decided to try the Wal-Mart brand today (it's much cheaper) and he liked that, too.  So for the next four weeks or so, Finn will be drinking Wal-Mart formula.

Anyway, that was our eventful week in a nutshell.  There's more to come, but it'll have to wait until after our family vacation.  We're so excited to get going tomorrow.  Kai has been counting down all week.  I can't wait to see his excited face in the morning.