Sunday, June 7, 2009

Face + Floor = Broken Nose

It has been a really busy weekend and my in-laws were nice enough to watch Ella Thursday and Friday night so we could pack up some of the condo. Yesterday, while I was at the new house unpacking things I got a phone call from John's sister, Megan. She said, "Ella kind of got hurt, do you want to come get her?" I asked her what happened. She said that Ella was sitting on the counter top while TJ was making a sandwich. Megan walked in and when Ella turned around to see her, she lost her balance and fell off the counter and hit her face on the floor. I asked if it was bad and if we needed to take her in to get checked. Megan said, "well, she has a BIG gash on her nose" in the background I could hear TJ say, "It's not that bad! Megan is making it sound REALLY bad!" I asked if I needed to take her to an instacare. Then Donnalee (my mother in-law) got on the phone and said she would just bring Ella over to the house. (Things were kind of crazy at that moment. My mom and dad came over to help me unpack and clean the house, because John worked the graveyard shift and needed to sleep before he went to work again, and both babies had finally fallen asleep) When I saw Ella I felt so bad for her. She said, "mom... my nose hurts! Hold Ella." So I picked her up and studied her face. It looked like she was in a lot of pain, but it didn't look TOO bad. Just for peace of mind I thought we should take her in to make sure she didn't have a concussion or anything. The Dr. said that she didn't have a concussion, but she did have a broken nose, but hopefully it should just heal correctly on it's own. The Dr. also said if it still looks crooked after the swelling has gone down (in about a week) then to take her in and see if she needs surgery (probably not) or to have it broken again and set into place (hopefully not). When we finally got home this was all a surprise to John. Ella immediately wanted to put a band aid on her nose to make it feel better. Ella started to tell John what happened and got all emotional about it and just wanted her daddy to hold her. This is when I took the pictures. She wouldn't let me take the band aid off to show what her nose looked like.



17 comments:

Alexis AKA MOM said...

Oh sweetie! I'm so sorry to hear about your nose, but you look beatiful and I LOVE the band-aid. Plus the necklace looks amazing girlie! Heal fast sweets :)

Alicia said...

Oh no!! Just look at those pictures! Poor baby!! I hope she's feeling better....it's so hard to see kids in pain...but she looks too cute with that bandaid across her nose =)

Jadi said...

I feel so bad for Ella! I hope she heals fast.

AmberLou said...

Poor Ella! Your new home is absolutely gorgeous! I love it! I will be in town on Wednesday June 10th and I am getting a bunch of girls together that night at my mom's house at 6:30... Traci already said she could come. It would be great to see you too if it worked out. (All your kids can come.) Thanks for always commenting on my blog... I love reading them. I miss you. Take Care.

Traci, Skylar, Ashlyn &Treyden said...

SOOOOOOOOOO SAD! I wish i could give her a big hug! Like you need one more thing to add to the craziness! Such is life though i guess! Love you

Brandy said...

That poor sweet baby! I was cringing the whole time I was reading your post!

BTW, I LLLLLOOOOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEE your new home! It is just breathtaking!

One more thing, where did you get your "Grab a Button" thingie???

The Kooky Queen--Rachel said...

Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!! That is so, SOOOOOOOO sad!!! You know, I was 3 when I broke my nose and you've seen me, it's HUGE!!! Jk, my nose is huge anyway. :) I'm so sorry for her and those pictures are just the saddest thing ever! Hopefully she heals quickly and doesn't have to have surgery!

Heather said...

Poor Ella! I hope everything works out okay!

Unknown said...

awwww....I wish sometimes I could go back to when a band-aid and some lovin' made it better lol...

The Gunnerson Family said...

Ouch! I hope Ella is okay.
Love the new house! I am sure you are loving it. Room to move, got to love it.

The Baker Family said...

oh, poor girl!!! Hope it heals right.
Love your new home. Have fun with the space!!

Rhett & Janice Beecher said...

So sad! Your new house looks fun I will have to come visit cause I am right here in Lehi too

Kirah and Jeremy said...

Kelli Im trying to call you but I don't have your number!!! Call me if you read this on Friday the 19th or I guess when ever you read this!

Beau and Rach said...

Oh, poor baby!
I'm excited for our swap too! I've been shopping all week. I'm also excited to have another twin mamma friend. We lived in Lehi for a couple years and I loved it. Now we just live up the road in Silver Lake!

Margarita Bloom said...

Hi from SITS... Eeek, a broken nose has got to hurt. I hope she feels much better soon. Your new home looks fabu!! Congrats!!

Jennifer said...

Oh no!! Poor baby!! Awww. Those pictures are to die for! You were such a good mommy for taking care of her! Poor Ella!

I'm LDS too! :) You have such a CUTE family!!

Alexis AKA MOM said...

Hey sweetie you won my True Learning CD. My email isn't working. I think I have your address, but it's the condo I believe and not the new house. Email over what address you would like me to send to them :)

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