Naptime Blog

My husband always tells me even though Tristan is walking not to let him walk outside because he might get hurt. Well I didn’t listen and I let him walk in our front yard. That was a HUGE mistake; Tristan tripped and hit his head on the water main shut off that is in everyone’s yard. I ran inside and got a boo boo buddy (a gel pooh bear head that stays in the fridge). Tristan never cried and the cut wasn’t that bad. I was worried because the top was kind of rusted. So I immediately called his pediatrician and he said not to worry and only bring him into the ER if he needed stitches, blacked out, and acted different or vomited. Rick and I took Tristan in and cleaned the cut like we were told, on our way to his nursery he vomited all over me.

Off to the ER we went, the attending physician checked his head and wasn’t concerned. He decided to watch him for an hour and then he would make a decision from there. A few minutes later Tristan vomited all over me, then when the Dr. came in he vomited on him. An immediate CT scan was ordered, there was talk of sedating Tristan for the test. I am 100% against sedation unless it’s medically necessary. I didn’t feel that we needed it unless he was not still for the test. Tristan shocked and amazed all the doctors by laying still the whole time. He was the only baby at our hospital that didn’t need to be sedated. The CT scan was fine and the Dr. was not sure why he was vomiting. We got to go home and I learned that maybe I should wait until Tristan is a little more sure footed before letting him walk outside.

Chrystal