Gianna has sort of always been prone to falling on her head. Here is probably her first scary fall: Oh Girl. She also has a tendency to fall straight onto her head when getting off chairs, couches, bathtubs, etc. The night before we left for California, I was about to pour myself a glass of wine and relax while Chris rough housed with the girls. Neither of us saw how it happened, but somehow her forehead met the edge of the fireplace. Chris sprang into action, and immediately got the bleeding to stop. But when we looked at the cut, it was just so deep. Thank goodness Mary was there to watch Elia so Chris and I could go to Urgent Care together with Gianna. She needed to have the cut cleaned out and, eek, one stitch to hold it together as it heals. Of course, this just happens to be the night before we leave to go to California on a 2 week trip. Vince was able to take the stitch out in California, and it has healed VERY well. Gianna was quite the trooper during the whole ordeal. She can whine all day about silly little things, but she only screamed while they were stitching her up. On the way to the hospital, and in between getting cleaned and stitched, she was laughing and talking and pretty much being a delightful child. I was so surprised that she didn't take this oppurtunity to get as much attention as possible and wail and gnash her teeth.
The little cut is hardly noticeable now, but the band-aid surely is. Unfortunately in a lot of the CA pictures (soon to come) you can see a big old bandage across her forehead. I was so very proud of G. A fireplace guard is on top of my to-do list when we get home.
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