I feel like a horrible mother. Yesterday we had to take Liala into the ER because I had picked her up by the arm/wrist and the leg to move her into another room because she was throwing a fit. After a while, I noticed she was still crying and she was clutching her arm to her chest. So we decided to take her in to have her looked at because everytime she let go of her arm, she would cry and she acted like it was very painful.
So the whole way to the hospital, I am bawling my eyes out and apologizing over and over to Liala for hurting her arm. She asked me a few times during the car ride "Mommy, why did you hurt my arm?" Talk about heart breaking! I was so mad at myself for being so careless and I could not believe what I had done. And for her to ask me why I had done what I had- made me feel even worse. I take the prize for crappy mother of the year award for this one!!
Luckily, the ER Doctor we had was a very nice man and he fixed her right up. I had dislocated her elbow and he just popped it back in and gave Liala a red popsicle to make her feel all better. It did the trick!!
So this is a warning to all you moms out there- always, always, always pick them up under their armpits. Never by their wrists or their arms. Lesson learned. The hard way unfortunately. :(
As for an update on Dax.... the little man is growing like a weed. I swear her is already weighing in at 13 lbs or so. We go to the Dr. soon for his 2 month check up. I can't believe he's already almost 2 months old. He is smiling, cooing, and is a fairly happy baby. Last night he did a 6 hour sleeping stretch!! I think we're on our way to a full 8 hours in the next few weeks!! HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!
And Liala will go in for surgery on the 2nd of December to have ear tubes put in and have her adnoids taken out. If anyone has experienced this already with their kids, let us know your thoughts on the matter. We are kind of nervous about the whole thing because it is surgery and she has to be put under anesthesia. We'll update on that later!
2 comments:
Ooh.. poor you and poor Liala. I've been there with my kids hurting and feeling like the worst mother ever. You are a good mommy. Glad to hear she's ok and I needed the reminder about how to pick the kiddos up.
Dax is big! He's bigger than his cousins already! I think my boys are only around 8 lbs each, but we won't know for sure 'til their 2 months checkup.
Ohhhh...if it makes you feel any better, I have a friend here who did the same thing. I think its quite common. :)
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