Crimson Tide

Owen had his first big wound, well maybe not big, but bloody? Absolutely. We had a crazy morning and around noon we put Owen down for nap, as usual. He popped right back up and stood at the edge of the crib, but he does that sometimes, so we kissed him and went downstairs. Todd headed outside to the garage to do some work and I turned on the monitor to listen for Owen settling in to sleep. He was crying a 'hurt' cry, which seemed weird since we were just up there, but I went back up and opened the door to find blood smeared all over his face, hands, crib toppers, and dripping down the side of the crib. I grabbed him and headed to the bathroom to rinse his mouth and figure out where the blood was coming from. He had split open his upper frenulum, the piece of skin attaching his lip to his gum, by smashing his mouth into his crib topper (which is a soft puffy fabric protecting the top of his crib rail so he doesn't chew on it). It took FOREVER to stop bleeding, made worse by the fact that I gave him his pacifier to calm him down and then the sucking made the tissue swell even more. Poor kiddo. It kept reopening all day long, every time he ate or cried and didn't stop until he went to sleep that night. Of course all the websites suggested popsicles and firm pressure with a cold washcloth, but he wasn't having any of that. Definitely not a fun day.