Warning: Gross Content
(not for the faint of stomach)
That night
Day After
Day 5
Today
We can be pretty sure that great spiritual things are happening when our kids get outright attackted. The other night, we were in the Centro (center of town) getting churros. Smith wanted to spend his pesos on the jumpy castle. What could go wrong? Two minutes later, he walks up to us quietly crying, covering his right eye with his hand. When he got right in front of us, he moved his hand to show us. --You know those moments, when your kid walks up crying and you have to act all cool and calm and say, "It's not that bad."? Well, we didn't do so well with that.
At first, I thought I was going to have to kill someone. Jon thought his eye had exploded. It looked as if there was an egg under his eye lid. TWO MINUTES! How did he do that in two minutes?! Turns out he had attempted a front flip on the top of the jumpy slide and ran his eyes into his knees. Bummer. Our friend, Jordan, immediately went to get him a popsicle. Not to make him feel better, but to stop the swelling. We rushed home and our nurse-friend Joni came over to check it out. As soon as she saw it, she said, "Oh, that's good." Apparently massive swelling is fine, as long as it goes outward, not in towards the brain. Thanks Joni.
9 comments:
WOW Smith! That's a good one! Keep your knees away from your eyes from now on!
You could be the stand in for Rocky! So sorry that had to happen to you but it's probably going to be one of those things that you'll be able to brag about someday. We sure do love you and miss you. Take better care of yourself will you?
Smithers!
Dude! I totally did that exact same thing on the trampoline your mom and I used to bust ourselves up on when we were kids. (Ask her about the ambulances and fire trucks.) Well, almost. It was my lip. Front flip, over-rotated, feet down, still spinning, knee: 1, lip: 0 and fat. Still, remember, and I can't stress this enough...when people ask about it, your answer is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS: "Debería ver la otra persona!" Or in English: "You should see de uddah guy!"
Sorry buddy...ouch! Hang in there...
Uncle D, Aunt C, H, A, B
Smith, dude, that is a heck of a shiner. Glad you are getting better.
I had a shiner when I was 12, how is another story, but I also got a stye in the other eye at the same time... I totally relate dude.
Now quit giving your parents so much grief, they are busy as it is!
(lol)
Love the day-by-day pictures! Glad that it turned out OK, and great pictures to show off of a nice shiner!
I'm sorry that happened Smithy! Take care of that eye! Love you! Aunt Joia
That does look like it was pretty bad...OUCH...no wonder you guys were worried. I am glad that he is going to be ok. For some reason when I read this story I am reminded of "Kung Fu Panda"...wonder why that would be? :o)
what's new nagels? we miss you!
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