Sophia and the Deck

Okay, so there is probably some sort of unwritten blogger rule that a mother of four children can not write about the same child two blogs in a row. And I know my sweet Mom would definately think it was not fair to the others. However, I think you will all see why I am breaking the rules and making the exception today.

Saturday, we went to the Boro to help Grandpa Stahly put up some decking around the new pool he is putting in. Yes, we are all very excited that Grandpa is putting a pool in at his house. The decking was previously owned and was in pieces when he bought it. Saturdays job was to put the puzzle together around the new pool base. The fun for Sophia and Dawson was the misc pieces of decking around the pool made for great climbing. Here you can see Sophia on her adventures:

Somewhere along the adventure, a wrong step was taken and our little journey ended with a crash to the ground and a chin into some 4x4 posts. Ouch! There was a lot of screaming and a lot of blood. Something to note here - Sophia had just completed quite a bit of dental work that involved her front four bottom teeth being capped. Well, those strong caps went every which way on Sophia's gums. Her poor little tongue was quite tore up from being bit. And her chin was pretty scratched up. After a hysterical mother called the dentist, we realized there was nothing to do for her for the rest of the weekend except give her Motrin and lots of TLC.

Fast forward to today, we visited the dentist. Sophia did great. Her and the dental folks usually do not get along well and most visits lately have involved sedation. Today Sophia walked in opened her mouth and let the dentist have a look. He took some xrays and found that everything was actually pretty okay. There is one of the teeth that lost its crown - it will either need to be re-capped or pulled. Mostly there was a lot of bruising, swelling, and a sad looking tongue. Luckily no roots were broken, and no permanent teeth were damaged.

Sophia is a bit different looking today, but still has her spunk about her. Her whole assesment of the situation has been summed up in this statement that she continues to tell us . . . "You know I wish that would not have happened." Me too baby, me too!
Lift up some prayers for my little adventurer that her pain will be minimal and her healing quick. Thanks!