Ouch

My last 45 minutes have been crazy....
I woke Ellie up from her nap to go pick Hadley up at preschool. We were already in a hurry when I noticed a huge egg-shaped purple bump on Ellie's forehead. Immediately my mind thought she hit her head while sleeping and then I remembered that she had fallen around noon, cried and that was it. There wasn't a bump or anything but through out nap time it swelled. We put some ice on it quick and swallowed some water and Tylenol and off we went to get Hadley.

She was the last one, it was 3:05 pm and waiting with a worried look on her face. Poor thing came up to me and complained of a headache and as soon as we got near the truck she busted out into tears. I mentally reviewed the amount of water/liquids she drank prior to preschool and chalked it up to dehydration. I buzzed home and got her some Tylenol meltaways and a glass of water. I told her to drink and chew, she cried and cried. All she wanted to do was lay down. But before we could lay down we had to go to the drug store to search for some Arnica Gel to help with the swelling and bruising on Ellie's forehead. She said, "hurry up!"

We hurried, picked out all of our items...
Arnica gel
Hot pink nail polish
Toilet cleaner
Glad air freshener
All the while she cried while I held her in my arms.
I explained to her that crying doesn't really help... it didn't work.

Now we are home. Hadley grabbed ducky and went up to her bed. I filled her water bottle and made her take a drink. Ellie is on the couch. I told her to stay put until Paw Patrol was over. I applied a think layer of Arnica Gel on her forehead. I am really hoping this is going to help with the swelling and the bruising. Of course I was worried this would happen... the week of Chad and Laura's wedding.