Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Boys Will Be Boys???

I certainly hope this phase is true, and let me explain why. I either have the most accident prone children ever, or boys will be boys. I expect things from little boys like playing in dirt (or even eating it-Oakley please stop!), playing with bugs, holes in their clothes, and needing multiple baths a day because they attract dirt like crazy. However, I did not expect the constant injuries. I seriously feel like my boys looked abused and I am starting to get weird looks!
For example:
After our first trip to the pool this summer, Canyon came back with both of his feet and ankles completely scrapped up. I'm not even sure how it happened. He was playing in the shallow area of the pool and this was the result.

Example 2:
If you look at Oakley's eyebrow and cheek you can see the bruise where Oakley hit his face on our office chair while throwing a fit. Sweet.

Example 3:
This is another Oakley injury. This time Oakley got his fingers caught in a swinging front door between the cement step and the bottom of the door. It jammed the door and his fingers were literally stuck. We couldn't move the door so we had to pry his fingers out which left big cuts on two of his lower fingers. The doctor said it was miracle his fingers didn't break.

Example 4:
Canyon's black eye/bruised cheek bone. This one wasn't Canyon's fault. Aspen (our big Alaskan malamute dog) was running really fast around the yard, didn't see Canyon walking behind me, and plowed into him going full speed. Canyon did a flip and landed on his face.

A few days later Canyon was involved in a bicycle crash which left his elbows and legs skinned which then formed huge scabs. So like I said, I really hope boys will be boys. Maybe that way I wouldn't be the worst mother ever!

1 comment:

Melanie said...

This is normal. My boys have all gone through phases where I was sure someone was going to call DCFS on us because they looked like victims of domestic abuse.

No one who has raised boys will judge you. It's a miracle any of them live to adulthood!