goose eggs

Between the two of them, Liam and River now have 6 goose-egg bumps on their heads. Liam's are all hidden underneath his hair, but the three on River's forehead show up nice and bright thanks to his vWD.

I'm not sure how we made it until last week before Liam got his first real lump on the head. He fell off his step stool while helping me in the kitchen and landed with his head on the tile floor. The fall wasn't alarming so much as the immediate bump that appeared on the back side of his head, as if a small plum was sitting underneath his scalp.

In a panic, I called my mother-in-law and she assured me that he was fine if his only symptom was the bump. But the real cause for panic, she continues to remind me, is that inevitable first trip to the ER someday in our future. Because with boys, these things just happen.

I am glad that day isn't here yet.

In the meantime, we're treating these black-and-blues with lots of hugs and kisses.