Exercise = BAD!!!

My poor boy bumped his head last night in a big way! He was standing up on our recliner (yes, I know, not the safest of all things to do!) and Nick and I were BOTH standing right there. Nick tossed a t-shirt at Austin and, after it landed on his head, he laughed and went to move it or throw it down or something. This motion apparently got him off balance and he fell BACKWARDS OVER THE ARM OF THE RECLINER!!!! I saw this almost in slow motion and tried to grab for him, but just didn't get there fast enough! He totally whacked the back/side of his lower head area on the freaking foot pedal of our elliptical machine! Damn that thing!!! I knew exercise was bad for you!!

Luckily, Nick is an EMT. Unfortunately, Nick also freaked out and started YELLING, "Sh*t! F*ck!" This did not help the situation regain any sort of calm. I picked up our boy and held him while he cried -- so sad! Nick got it together and started checking Austin's noggin out. It was red but not overwhelmingly bumpy. Nick got an ice pack and tried to put it on Austin's head, which did not go over very well. Later, though, the ice pack was on the floor for a minute and Austin did go grab it and put it up on his head/neck while saying, "Ow!" in his little baby voice!!! My boy!!!

I did my part and ran him through my own version of a neurological test by asking him all the things he knows. He successfully identified all body parts that he can identify, said all the animal sounds he knows, and pointed out Mama and Daddy and Kitty. Whew! Crisis averted!

Nick also gave him a clean bill of health, and we checked on him multiple times during the evening and night. He seems fine this morning, too, so I think he's okay! Poor guy! I felt like Mother of the Year, though, letting him fall like that! See? Exercise is bad!