Monday, February 23, 2009

Monday morning

Last night right before bed Lincoln tripped and smacked his chin on a stool and bit a big hole in his tongue. We're talking-big hole! There was all kinds of blood and tears and pain. (We did take pictures which I will not post because they are GRUESOME!) After great debate and a phone call to Ethan we decided that since there was nothing to do for a gashed tongue we would just watch it ourselves and keep ice etc. going. But it defenitely made for a long night for Lincoln- topped with his usual early morning rising of 5:15. Why so early, I'll never know.
By about 9:30 this morning after all the morning craziness of everyone else he started to get extra crabby. I was nearing the end of sorting mounds of laundry so I just gave him his bottle hoping to get him through the last five minutes of my job until I could put him down. I guess by now he's figured out that waiting for Mom to finish can be very discouraging, so he promptly laid down and next thing I knew he was fast asleep amongst piles of dirty clothes. Now I'm just wondering if there's room for me down there and if anyone would notice if I took a quick one too!



4 comments:

Michelle Burk said...

That's a precious moment. Braden was that size when he fell down the front porch and knocked out his front tooth. I was thinking of it as you told your story. So sorry! Try letting him suck on cold popsicles to help with the swelling and pain. He'll ask for more. It will be messy, but will work great.

Jill said...

Friday I left Allison with her grandmother (Sharon was here - what a surprise!) while I went to hang with a buddy, and when I came home, Allison was asleep on some pillows by the door. Sharon said she just stood by the door looking for me and asking for me until she eventually wore out! Hope little Lincoln is much better after his nap.

Meeker home said...

I hope Lincoln is feeling better! I love the crazy places kids fall asleep. A few days ago Will took a nap under the dining room table (on our wood floor). And I totally get it...there are many days that I could crash right where I'm standing too!

Sara said...

Chelise! What a day (and night)! I hope Lincoln is feeling better, poor guy. Hang in there, you're doing great!