Boys will be Boys

What a week! I am so tired! For some strange reason, Bryce has decided to not sleep through the night. Letting him cry himself to sleep does not work. He CAN cry all night or cry so hard he throws up! I end up patting his back, or singing to him and quietly tiptoe out of the room. As soon as I get into bed and pull the covers up, he wakes up. I get so tired of doing this over and over, I let Scott take his shift, then he ends up in bed with us. I really hope that there is a specific cause such as teething or cold. The other reason I am so tired was because we made a "quick" trip to my parents house to share some moving boxes (since they are moving). While we were there, we spent the night in the emergency room. It began around 9:00. We were having a really late supper because we played outside for too long. While we were cooking, Bryce and Hallie were playing peek-a-boo through the back of the kitchen chairs. Hallie was sitting in the chair eating and Bryce was playing behind her. Somehow, they both leaned on the chair and it fell on top of Bryce. He was in between the chair (with his 30 lb. sister in it) and the hard wood floor. He started screaming immediately. He had blood pouring out of his mouth. We finally narrowed it down to his top lip. We got him calm and he got very sleepy. Thinking he had cried so hard and it was so late, we gave him his milk and he fell asleep. As soon as he finished, he threw it all up! I was wearing fish sticks and milk in every item of clothing! We then realized he may have a concussion. Along with his very fat lip, he had a large knot on the back of his head and in the front of his hairline. Scott could not perform a concussion test on him so we drove to the ER where we waited with six other infants to get into the hospital. He did okay considering the circumstances. They watched him for several hours and the x-rays came back good so we went home around 3:00. He is back to trouble without any sign of trauma(other than a fat lip). In a matter of one hour, he has destroyed one more toilet paper roll, dug in the trash, and has ridden the dog.
He has been under the care of Gammers Kathy for the past day and she said he has emptied all of her cabinets, played in the cat litter box like a sandbox, tasted the cat food, dog food, and house plant soil. I have a feeling that at the rate Bryce goes, I will have many adventures to the ER. Thank goodness I have my sweet Hallie to balance out life! (Grandparents are huge blessings too!)