It’s worse than you can tell from this pic – it continues a little longer on the bottom end – and is about 1.5 millimeter’s deep….
There have been some “I can’t” moments in my life. Like the time I broke up with my boyfriend at 16 (hey, the world seemed smaller and more tramatic then), or, all three times I went into labor… When you say “I can’t do this”… but you have to anyways.
Today is the first, I can’t I can’t. My little girl just want to the hospital with her tongue split open like a taco, and I couldn’t go with her.
I cringe at the sight of blood, buck up, and clean up… but the thought of her needing stitches in her tiny mouth…. I want to throw up. I was with her when they poured liquid charcoal down her throat (we thought she had OD on some midol in my purse) and that had tested my limits. So, tonight I handed her off to my husband, saying “I can’t, I’m sorry, I can’t” and went to put my boys into their beds.
Why is it so much easier to go through things ourselves? I was nervous about having my wisdom tooth out last week – but I will take that any day over the thought of one of my little ones suffering.
Don’t correct me on this one – I just feel like a bad mommy right now. I know I am not… but I just feel like I abandoned her – like my needing to not watch was more important than her needing me there…. If it were anyone else but Brad that I was home with, to either stay or go, I’d be taking her. I guess Daddy time is good too….
I thank God for His sovereignty tonight. And His strength. I think of how this pales in comparison to kids with cancer, or diabetes with daily insulin. It pales to being born with any major health problem. I am so thoroughly blessed with my babies, and my husband…. I just wish I could have said “I can” tonight…
December 3, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Nicole, what an awful thing to experience…I’m so sorry. You, Brad, your boys and Trinity are in my family’s prayers tonight.
December 4, 2007 at 8:52 am
Thank you Jeremy!
Well, Brad was in and out in a few minutes (a good thing, when the whole thing started after regular bedtime!) The doctor told him it was one of the worst examples of biting a tongue he had seen in such a little kid… He is hoping to avoid stitches, but if it has not healed up within a week, we will go that route (here’s praying that does not happen!)
She can not eat anything that could clog up the cut for 3 days – so essentially jello, ice cream, pudding, soup kinda days…. should be fun!!
December 5, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Just wanted to check in to see how Trinity is doing? Did she fall and bite her tongue, or how did it happen?
December 6, 2007 at 10:04 am
going to the doctor in an hour – I just want to know if she can eat something more substantial…
not sure how it happened – she definately bit it – but I was in the other room at the time – and I know it was not instigated by one of her brothers….
thanks for asking!
December 6, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Hurray! No infection, good to eat again – will take a few weeks to heal, but other than that, and a little fussing at meal times, nothing to worry about.
December 7, 2007 at 12:44 am
Good to hear. Jen and I are commenting on what a cute face she has in that picture.
December 8, 2007 at 3:26 pm
OH MY GOODNESS.
i wish i had read this sooner, i am so so so sad for you my dear. what drama you have gone through lately!!
hug hug and hug from me…. and wow. i am sorry i didn’ t know about this sooner so that i could have called and offered moral support…..
sorry dear friend.
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