Concussed!

Yesterday was a bad day for our Luke!  He’s earned his nickname once again…Laceration Luke.  This one wasn’t so much of a laceration as it was some blunt force trauma.

On their way to the car for school, Joe had just announced “The last one to the car is a rotten egg”  All of the boys took off running, but Luke caught a patch of ice and went down hard, right on his face.  His little nose was gushing blood.

I ran the rest of the boys to school and Scott stayed with Luke.  He was really unsettled the whole time and kept asking for mommy (which was weird for him).  Scott said he was complaining that his tummy hurt.  About an hour after the incident, he was still just lying around and napping.  Then he threw up.  Nasty.  When he threw up a second time a few hours late, I knew we needed to head to the doctor.  Diagnosis:  Concussion.  He also failed one of the little tests the doctor does to make sure his brain is operating properly.  So, off we went for a CAT scan.

The results were normal, thank goodness, and even showed that his nose wasn’t broken.  Oh, by the way, if you ever want a seat in a crowded waiting room, walk in with a kid carrying a puke bucket.  It was like the parting of the Red Sea.

 

So, this is what he looks like the day after.  He actually looks better than I thought he would.  The goofy smile was on purpose, he’s not still punchy from the concussion!