tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post112534850378252283..comments2024-02-20T15:49:23.253-05:00Comments on Poop and Boogies: ERWILLIAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719470271284761917noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125514091080751812005-08-31T14:48:00.000-04:002005-08-31T14:48:00.000-04:00UGH!!! that one got me right...(thumping chest) HE...UGH!!! that one got me right...(thumping chest) HERE!!!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636009662704473106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125505219913577932005-08-31T12:20:00.000-04:002005-08-31T12:20:00.000-04:00Ohmygosh. I'm glad you're all OK. This is one of...Ohmygosh. I'm glad you're all OK. This is one of many parental baptisms. LG fell at 3 and we ended up in the ER, but she had the glue, not stitches. Coffee tables just suck. I remember when my mom had grandchildren, she removed her coffee table from the house, which I thought was odd, but she said all of her kids had been hurt by it and she wasn't having the same happen with the grandbabies. Now they have those fancy rubber things to wrap around them. <BR/>I can just imagine how difficult it was for you and Lauren to see and hear that. Shivers.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271957692024955768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125488862695159842005-08-31T07:47:00.000-04:002005-08-31T07:47:00.000-04:00OMG, that is horrible, I got a lump in my throat j...OMG, that is horrible, I got a lump in my throat just reading that. I am glad he is okay, and you both are as well now... If I'd had seen my little girl tied down like that I might have ended up on the bed right next to her... you both did great!Jewlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640029233982598501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125454362142460642005-08-30T22:12:00.000-04:002005-08-30T22:12:00.000-04:00So sad....Hope Max is feeling better now...Hope yo...So sad....Hope Max is feeling better now...Hope you and Lauren are better too, emotionally scared I'm sure, but better I hope.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816364151289057486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125435384270766552005-08-30T16:56:00.000-04:002005-08-30T16:56:00.000-04:00All that for FOUR LOUSY stitches?! Like, one, two,...All <I>that</I> for FOUR LOUSY stitches?! Like, one, two, three, FOUR?! Like, "Hold him still for a sec and I'll fix him right up" FOUR?! ALL THAT?! <BR/><BR/>Ah. That's insane.<BR/><BR/>I can only remember one incident with my oldest(who incidentally HAS had stitches and they certainly didn't tie him to a freaking table!) that about killed me with sadness, as this experience did you: it was his circumcision.<BR/><BR/>Yikes. One week old. What was I THINKING?!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474475933150960533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125432673452144722005-08-30T16:11:00.000-04:002005-08-30T16:11:00.000-04:00Oh wow. Made me cry. Glad you and Lauren were both...Oh wow. Made me cry. Glad you and Lauren were both there for Max AND each other. These are the stories he'll put in his blog someday.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16529193213778444972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125431546467151602005-08-30T15:52:00.000-04:002005-08-30T15:52:00.000-04:00Chicks do dig scars. My 1st daughter (#3)child had...Chicks do dig scars. My 1st daughter (#3)child had the stitches (coffee table), then the capped tooth (fall), broken leg (fall between two brothers), and everything else in the kid damage department. I cried then, I cried when I read your blog, and in December she is having her first baby (a girl) and I will cry then. (And laugh a little because what goes around comes around)(And I will cry for the grandbaby too) I always feels helpless but I've learned a parents love is the great healer and kids forgive us faster than we forgive ourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125430287921173272005-08-30T15:31:00.000-04:002005-08-30T15:31:00.000-04:00I'm glad he's doing better. The feeling of helples...I'm glad he's doing better. The feeling of helplessness when a loved one is in need is heartwrenching. Oh and scars are a great conversation starter for when he's older.Spirtswooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114974000300605572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125421097972798962005-08-30T12:58:00.000-04:002005-08-30T12:58:00.000-04:00well being an ER nurse for many years I had my sha...well being an ER nurse for many years I had my share of small children with very similar stories. And your right there is pretty much nothing we can do to make it better for the parents. We try to prepare them for what's in store, but theres just no way to really do it. You reassure that the child is fine, that the papoose (the restraining you spoke about) will help with immobilization, that kids will scream bloody murder and 99% of the time the kid is fine. I know it seems like torture but more generalized anesthethics have higher risks for complications. Sometimes as a nurse you fell like you need to take care of the parent more.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425504978503601470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125412689811339582005-08-30T10:38:00.000-04:002005-08-30T10:38:00.000-04:00Wow, thank you for causing tear leakage first thin...Wow, thank you for causing tear leakage first thing this morning *sniff*sniff* I'm ok now though, thank you.<BR/><BR/>So sorry you all had to go through that, how awful. I do hope that Max is feeling better and maybe got an ice cream cone or <B>47</B> for being a little Trooper.The Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062152244055515452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125410967861283792005-08-30T10:09:00.000-04:002005-08-30T10:09:00.000-04:00Oh, so sorry! We just went through this in July. ...Oh, so sorry! We just went through this in July. Same thing. Damn coffee tables. The whole time Nik was wrapped up, he kept saying, "MOMMY! I WANT TO HOLD YOU!!" Freaking sucked.Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047324613696125475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125410421784216142005-08-30T10:00:00.000-04:002005-08-30T10:00:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness... how awful. I feel for all of you...Oh my goodness... how awful. I feel for all of you, I really do.<BR/><BR/>Nearly a year ago, Sweet Pea, our most spirited child, banged her head hard enough to need stitches. She handled it far better than we thought she would, but afterward, I felt like I was going to be sick from the wave of emotions we had just been through. (oh, and thank God I had Hubby to "hide" behind while they stitched up my little Sweet Pea. Watching a needle and thread go through your child's eyebrow is just NOT RIGHT.)<BR/><BR/>Take solace in the fact that he won't remember it. You will, but he won't. I promise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015442439562633822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125409591028237502005-08-30T09:46:00.000-04:002005-08-30T09:46:00.000-04:00Wow, your story almost made me cry... I know how h...Wow, your story almost made me cry... I know how helpless it felt when my brother had to go into the hospital sick. But I imagine it must be so much worse when it is your own child. <BR/>That is part of parenthood that I am not looking forward to.Meegshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218498742250493159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125402779197784292005-08-30T07:52:00.000-04:002005-08-30T07:52:00.000-04:00Wow... it seems to me that this particular type of...Wow... it seems to me that this particular type of injury is a rite of passage for boys! My former neighbor used to say (she has 4 boys) that the ER was her second home. <BR/><BR/>Glad everyone survived! :)Tallyflutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195675923249651726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125401395924266762005-08-30T07:29:00.000-04:002005-08-30T07:29:00.000-04:00Awwwww...very well written...I'm sure he's forgott...Awwwww...very well written...I'm sure he's forgotten all about it...I'm glad you guys made it home safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125378963273135172005-08-30T01:16:00.000-04:002005-08-30T01:16:00.000-04:00So sorry to hear about Max. He's a cutie by the w...So sorry to hear about Max. He's a cutie by the way. I cried when my son (now 16) got tied down for stitches over his eye. I felt like it was all my fault. I took a break from spring cleaning to play with him with a bopping balloon and knocked him into the pile of junk I was taking out. He was 3 years old. I didn't know he could scream that loud. StacieNature Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16725115146167877981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125367159720125492005-08-29T21:59:00.000-04:002005-08-29T21:59:00.000-04:00Awwwww, poor Max! When Daughters No. 1 or 2 get th...Awwwww, poor Max! When Daughters No. 1 or 2 get their first bout of stiches I am going to be a wreck. They might as well sedate and tape me to the table too.<BR/><BR/>Hope all three of you are recovering!Mama Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369908377903947431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125365353236132332005-08-29T21:29:00.000-04:002005-08-29T21:29:00.000-04:00Whoa, this post gave me chills. Max is going to r...Whoa, this post gave me chills. Max is going to remember this day (although probably not in a bad way - he'll just be bragging about the 4 stitches) and it will be eye-opening for him to read how you experienced it. The love of a parent is an incredible thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125361787127875712005-08-29T20:29:00.000-04:002005-08-29T20:29:00.000-04:00Oh, I hope he's feeling better. What a horrible t...Oh, I hope he's feeling better. What a horrible thing to deal with as a parent.<BR/><BR/>I've had my share of scars and stitches and never thought twice about them--now I know my parents must have been reeling.SuzanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694831350340366222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125360216953454322005-08-29T20:03:00.000-04:002005-08-29T20:03:00.000-04:00I'm so sorry you guys had to endure your child's s...I'm so sorry you guys had to endure your child's screams and absorb his fears.<BR/><BR/>When Christopher was 9 weeks old he had a seizure and the hospital had to run all kinds of tests, including a spinal tap. It nearly killed *me*.<BR/><BR/>I think it was a bit easier than your ordeal, though, because mine was barely sentient at the time!chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785505580253953896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125358897441223812005-08-29T19:41:00.000-04:002005-08-29T19:41:00.000-04:00Your post made me cry and my daughter started play...Your post made me cry and my daughter started playing with the tears on my cheek, which made me laugh.<BR/><BR/>I think you just made my dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125356075453266472005-08-29T18:54:00.000-04:002005-08-29T18:54:00.000-04:00Awww, poor Max, poor you, poor Lauren, poor Grandm...Awww, poor Max, poor you, poor Lauren, poor Grandma and Grandpa. What a scary thing for all of you. This post makes me want to spew all of the booboo stories we've endured over the past 13 years. I'll spare you by saying, nothing hurts more than having a helpless feeling with your own child. <BR/>Mama's always right, chicks do dig scars.<BR/>Lois LaneLois Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948217674898022349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125355941500965712005-08-29T18:52:00.000-04:002005-08-29T18:52:00.000-04:00P.S. I remember a similar incident I may have to ...P.S. I remember a similar incident I may have to blog about...and am thankful Max is okay, and you all survived.<BR/><BR/>HhMilliner's Dream, a woman of many "hats"...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15550878385861622731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125355564689119422005-08-29T18:46:00.000-04:002005-08-29T18:46:00.000-04:00Just found you through a comment on Sharkey's blog...Just found you through a comment on Sharkey's blog.<BR/><BR/>Just the intro on why you named your blog "Poop and Boogies" was reason enough to come back again...<BR/><BR/>I have linked you in my "Daddy Blogs" list.<BR/><BR/>Hannah<BR/>www.millinersdream.blogspot.comMilliner's Dream, a woman of many "hats"...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15550878385861622731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-1125353224876498362005-08-29T18:07:00.000-04:002005-08-29T18:07:00.000-04:00Oh I'm so sorry!! Hope Max is feeling better -- h...Oh I'm so sorry!! Hope Max is feeling better -- hope you are too. <BR/><BR/>My daughter fell headfirst into the corner of a brick hearth at 20 months of age. We spent our own harrowing evening in the ER with an agonizingly similar sequence of events. She's eleven now, and there's barely a mark on her. <BR/><BR/>But I've never forgotten that overwhelming helplessness in the face of my child's pain. So sorry for you all, but glad the worst is over.eclectichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827218552901306334noreply@blogger.com