Fat Lip

Owen is my little daredevil. He has had more bloody lips and bonked heads than I can count, and yet he is never deterred from danger. I have to keep a close eye on him, and even then he manages to get hurt.

On Monday we had a busy morning - Owen had a well check at the Dr's office, then we went to the store, then to visit a friend in the hospital. Owen ended up with only a 10 minute nap in the car, so maybe the lack of sleep affected his coordination. When we got home, we were inside the house for less than a minute before he managed to fall face first onto the tile floor while pushing a little toy. There was much crying and blood, as he nearly put his teeth through his top lip! Thankfully, nursing right away will stop the bleeding of any mouth injury because there was no way he was going to suck on a rag or anything of the sort. Within minutes, he was up and at it again, rough housing with Eli in the new tent and tunnel that we finally got from a Christmas exchange (thanks Grandma and Grandpa B.!). He had a nice fat lip, and the next day it turned completely purple from the inside out. It's only been 4 days, but the bruise is already fading - amazing how the human body works!

By the way, his well check when great. He's officially 27 pounds, and a genius, lol. He scores in the 24 to 26 month range in language, fine and gross motor, and right about 16 to 18 months for social something or other (I don't remember the exact name of that part of the scale). It was his 15 month check, though he turns 16 months this week. We love you O man!