Our First Visit...
to the ER took place tonight. Yup, had to bring Madie in to see the doctor, just to be sure that she was okay. Chris and I were sitting in the livingroom, about 3 feet from each other. She was with him and decided to walk over to me. Well, in that little space, she tripped and fell, hitting her head on the edge of the hardwood chair. She cried like crazy and within seconds, she had a large goose egg on her forehead and it was purple. I called my parents (my mom's a nurse) and my dad said that she was probably okay, but it wouldn't hurt to bring her in. The doctor looked in her ears, to make sure that there wasn't any bleeding, and there wasn't any. Given that she wasn't sick or hadn't passed out, and was not being very cooperative when he was trying to look in her ears, they sent us home. The doc told us to keep an eye on her through the night, every 2 hours or so and the swelling should be down by morning. They gave us a sheet of things to look for and if they happen, bring her right back. I'll tell you, Oromocto hospital rocks! Maybe it's cuz Madie is little or because it was a hit to the head, but we were in and out of there in no time. We left here at 7pm and we were home by 8pm. (We even stopped to get gas on the way home!) Anyways, Madie is asleep now and has been fine since we've been home. I know that this is not her last bump, but it sure was scary... Like Chris said, there's nothing delicate about her. She's rough and tough. She's going to be the kid that goes to school with a new scrape or bruise every day!!!
