Little Bird's Bad Landing

In all my 24 years of parenting we have never owned a coffee table. Ever. I've always thought they took up too much space (especially in cozy military housing), that they called clutter to "come sit" . . . and I've always thought that they were accidents waiting to happen--especially when sharing a space occupied by children.

Well a couple of months ago, I saw this sweet little table at the thrift store; for the fine asking price of twelve dollars. I thought it would be perfect in the kids new playroom, to set Teddi's dollhouse on . . .

I didn't see it as taking up too much space, because it was going into a big (used to be Brady's bedroom) playroom. I didn't see it as a clutter collector, because I already had a plan for the top of it! And for whatever reason, I failed to recognize its "accident waiting to happen" characteristics . . .

Until yesterday evening, as I was fixing dinner, and Brogan and Sam (our neighbor friend) came running, and yelling, "She's bleeeeeeeding"! Words a mama does not want to hear. Little bird had taken flight, and had met the table, with her noggin. The "accident waiting to happen" table.

Thankfully daddy had just gotten home from work, because mama would not have handled the "bad landing" very well on her own. Brogie went home with Sam (thank you Lord for precious neighbors), and we headed for the emergency room with our brave girl.

They cleaned her up, and checked her out,

and then we waited . . .

and waited . . .

for our turn.

Five hours later, they took us back.

They used topical lidocaine to numb the area . . .

and at midnight it was finally our turn with the doctor. Look at our little bird's smile-- this is the reason even the nannies at her orphanage called our Xiao Xiao, their "happy girl".

Midnight. Waiting for stitches. Smiling.

Stitches done, 1:00 a.m.

a purple popsicle . . .

still smiling.

I'm sorry about the coffee table Ted.

I don't know what I was thinking.

I love you brave and happy, stitched up girl.

Blessings from my thankful it wasn't worse nest ~

Tina

~ I promise, the next post will be of my new little loves in Michigan.