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I swear my son’s internal compass points to DANGER and DESTRUCTION. Just when I think he is playing so quietly I find he is up to no good.

On Friday we went to the park then to Trader Joe’s to pick a few things for dinner. They recently introduced kiddie karts at our branch and the twins were excited to use them. My mini shoppers were picking up necessities left and right (though the roast chicken had to go back. I don’t know how Loen got her hands on THAT). We are quite familiar with the sample station so we had to make a stop there. It was yummy peanut butter cookie day. Derby knew that cookies must be in his dominate hand. Waste not, want not…you know all that. So he is holding the cookie with his right hand and attempting to steer the cart with his left. I was excited because he was using his LEFT HAND to steer, a true testament to his wonderful therapists. Then his hand slips off the handle and he whacked his head on the cart. Commence screaming and food throwing then add in some shocked looks of fellow customers. He had a lovely bruise on his ear and head.

That night we had “the girls” and their parents over for dinner. You don’t know fun till you have 2 sets of toddler twins together! All the kids were in the living room watching Yo Gabba Gabba while we cleaned up. It was then that Derby fell off the couch and whacked his head (again) on the coffee table. The cut was just big and deep enough that I questioned taking him to E.D. He showed no signs of a concussion (unlike the LAST time he fell off the couch) but his head was oozing blood. After speaking to the on call Pediatrician we took him to the E.D. Turns out we were the 4th kid in a 2 hour period that had hit their head. The nurse asked if we were all together. “Yes, we were at a huge toddler rave and there was insane bed jumping…..”. Anyways Derby was a super trooper. One staple and he didn’t cry. In fact they stapled his head and it was loose so they removed it and re-stapled his head. He raised his eyebrows in concern but that was it. He is such a boy. The nurse called the staple “so cute”. Tadd said it was his first stitch, I had to remind him that Derby has had many stitches (from surgeries). I guess his first stitch from being dangerboy. Why do I have the feeling this wont be his last? Did I mention the E.D. doctor recognized Derby as the kid that puked in his cast over Thanksgiving weekend? Yeah, we have a rep like that….

Can you see the teeny tiny staple?

They wrapped a cotton ball with numbing agent on his head before the staple, which he enjoyed. When the doctor unwrapped his head he said “More hat, I want more hat”

Yesterday we took the twins to the park. Fauxbro John came along so we were 3 big people against 2 little ones, we were covered! Except for the fact a dog came out of no where and plowed Derby over. The dog was merely playful and the owner kept apologizing but I could see by Derby’s face he was traumatized. He doesn’t cry often and his bottom lip kept quivering. Usually he loves dogs, but he was quiet for awhile. Then he looks up at me and says “doggy owie”. My poor guy, he had a rough weekend. On the upside he was determined to climb this ladder arch thing at the park. He must have went up it like 10 times, you could tell he was so proud of himself.

Loen picking flowers