Snapshots of Life: Another Trip to the ER

Wednesday morning began like any other morning. I got up and ran as usual. Walker got the girls dressed and fed as I showered. ~~I was putting on make up~~ Actually, I was about to put on make up but my contact was bothering me so I was cleaning it when I heard a thump and a loud wail. I knew Taylor had done something but figured it wasn't a big deal until I heard Walker yelling, "there's blood!" So I go running out into the kitchen to find Taylor sitting on the edge of the sink while Walker was pressing a paper towel to her forehead. I grabbed an old bath towel for him to use since the paper towel was already saturated. Taylor was crying and was not at all happy with us trying to clean the blood from her face. Walker moved the towel away from her head and I got a good look at the wound: about an inch long ~~cut~~ slice (I think that's a much more accurate word) on her forehead that looked pretty deep. I actually got a little sick to my stomach looking at it so I turned away (FYI: I don't do well with open wounds). How did she do this? Well we have one of those rolly chairs for our desk and Taylor loves to stand on it and lean against the desk. We also have a drawer on the bottom of the desk that does not like to close all the way. Put them together and what do you get? The chair rolls from under Taylor's feet and she catches the drawer face first. We decided Taylor needed to go to the ER so Walker called in to work and I finished getting ready. Lucy was quite perplexed by all the chaos. We got the bleeding to slow down enough to put a couple of bandaids on Taylor's head so she wouldn't bleed all over her carseat. I also took her shirt off and gave her one of her many "loveys" to hold. Walker and Taylor went to Provena, while Lucy and I headed off to work.
At the ER Taylor quickly started acting like herself: running around and climbing everything. She seriously does not learn. Luckily the doctor said since it was a clean, straight cut, stitches weren't necessary. The cut was repaired with Dermabond (glue) and Walker was given the instructions to keep Taylor's head out of direct sunlight for at least 3 months (to minimize scarring). No concussion or other head injuries...thank goodness!
I have to admit, I wasn't completely freaked out by it. Call it mommy gut or whatever, but I knew Taylor was going to be just fine. I think a part of me is becoming a little too used to her bumps and bruises but also, me panicking and driving myself crazy with worry isn't going to help these situations. I have a feeling we will have many more to come. Oh and the rolly chair is gone: today I brought home my wood desk chair I had at school that does NOT have wheels.