[binkybear]

Oh my Lord!! A mirror broke over E??!! I can't even imagine how you felt or what your body went through in that moment. I'm so glad he's ok, poor little guy.

[Stormster]

Binky and it wasn't just a mirror. It was 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide. I thought it was MUCH heavier than it was and that he wouldn't be able to move it (because of weight and size of it). I mean he's 17 months! But he shook it and sure enough....DH dove to stop it but he was too late. The amount of glass was STAGGERING.

And you knowhow he never sits still. He sat still as a statue for ten minutes while i plucked little tiny bits of glass from his hair and scalp with a tweezer. He was FREAKED OUT.

[lovemy2boys]

Storm, OMG!!!!! My heart literally dropped to my stomach.

I thank God he is alright. Hug your little guy close tonight...Those situations are just as hard on a mom as they are on their little ones...

We had a "close call" when Adam was just 2...and no...I have never been the same.

[Stormster]

Love I don't think I will recover. And I have SUCH a history of PTSD. I may need meds again after this! (half kidding)

[binkybear]

Originally Posted by Stormster

Binky and it wasn't just a mirror. It was 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide. I thought it was MUCH heavier than it was and that he wouldn't be able to move it (because of weight and size of it). I mean he's 17 months! But he shook it and sure enough....DH dove to stop it but he was too late. The amount of glass was STAGGERING.

And you knowhow he never sits still. He sat still as a statue for ten minutes while i plucked little tiny bits of glass from his hair and scalp with a tweezer. He was FREAKED OUT.

Storm, I don't want to freak you out but I'd take him to the doc first thing in the morning. My mom had an accident with a glass jar once and she thought she got all the glass out of her foot. A little sliver was left in and it moved it's way to messing up a nerve in her foot, she needed minor surgery to get the scar tissue and all cleaned up. They may want to do an xray to be sure there's no glass left anywhere...just to be sure. (???)

Take it easy tonight. You deserve whatever it is you need to chill and feel better.....I'd be knee deep in french fries at this point (my stress food of choice). Hugs to you

[Stormster]

Binky you know what, i think you are right. I mean we examined him from head to toe but he should be looked at. Thanks.

[Amber76]

How scary for you and E, Storm! So glad everyone is okay. Mirrors can be replaced, but E can't! I second the suggestion to have your pediatrician or someone check him out just in case-you can't be too careful and it will give you peace of mind.

[aclee]

I would agree with having him seen. My aunt broke a large mirror with her arm and they treated it with something. Did you check his scalp and in his hair for glass too. Those slivers can be so tiny.

I'm so glad he's okay...I would still be shaking...I'm sure you are too.

[tomandcate]

Ughhh, I am sooo sorry! We've had our share of accidents so I can relate to a little of what you're going through.

I second the suggestion of having him seen tomorrow. My face/head went through glass when I was younger and I did have to go to the hospital. They were not able to get it all out of my forehead but on a positive note, what they couldn't get out worked its way to the surface (like a pimple) and came out on its own over the next few weeks.

If it makes you feel any better...we went to my brother and sister-in-law's annual Christmas party year before last, when my boys were 1 and 3...we had always taken the kids and they were very welcome even though they were the only kids there. Their house is not child-proof and of course, in a split second my oldest got ahold of an antique snow globe that my brother had given my sister-in-law their first Christmas together. Before I could intervene (I was right there with him) he picked it up and dropped it onto their glass table. It was like slow motion as I watched the glass shatter, the water and glitter and snow rushing out onto the table (which thankfully did not break) and onto their white carpet. Although he did not get hurt, the look on my sister-in-law's face crushed us. We ended up having what was left of it sent to a "snow-globe repairman" on the other side of the country and he repaired it masterfully, to my great relief...of all the things he could have broken in that house, that was probably the most valuable from a sentimental standpoint.

I know it's a nightmare right now but everything will be okay and your neighbor will get past it. The important thing of course is that E will be okay!

Cate

[MamaS]

A heavy mirror not anchored to the wall and a toddler INVITED to the house -- your neighbor should consider himself lucky that you don't expect him to pay the medical bills for E! He is totally at fault in that situation! Don't give that old mirror another thought!

[RavenSong]

Storm, OMG, I am so glad that E wasn't seriously injured. I second everybody else's vote on seeing the doc tomorrow, just to be on the safe side.

I also agree with Mama S -- your neighbor is totally at fault on this one. He's very lucky that E wasn't seriously hurt. Otherwise, he would have been financially liable for the whole thing.

Why in the world wasn't the darn mirror anchored some way to the wall? That was an accident just waiting to happen, IMHO.

[Stormster]

But he TOLD us early on the mirror wasn't anchored, i told him i didn't think E could make it move it and planned on watching him carefully anyway. I was sorely mistaken. Last night was horrible but then at about 4am i started to feel a tiny bit better.

I never checked so many times on E in his life! I will call doc this morning asa they open.

I seem to have lost some of my innocence about parenting. I don't even feel like smiling today.

[RavenSong]

Storm, these things happen...they just do. I remember my brothers having stitches and broken bones from being too rambunctious. It's just part of childhood, I guess.

I remember once when I was about 8 years old, running thru my best friend's house. And I tripped over the carpet and fell headlong into their marble coffee table, hitting my head. I ended up with a concussion and an egg-sized bump over my eye. Needless to say, I was black and blue for a long time. My mother totally freaked out, but my stepdad, who was an officer in the Navy and one of five sons, just told her that this type of thing happens to kids from time to time.

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better today. Don't be so hard on yourself...you're a good mom, a great mom in my opinion.

[Stormster]

Thanks Raven. I guess I'm just a hard on myself kind of person and that combined with my worst case scenario coming to life....also issues with WHO was watching him. A short blame game.

I totally idealize DH's physical prowess, sense of responsibility etc. and I don't know....it was just weird and made me feel out of control that he looked away when he did. I was around the corner and didn't see the scene until the mirror was down.

The reason this was my worst case scenario is I always felt I wasn't fast or strong enough to manage E. Truth is, I am (now at least).

Accidents like this are a perfect storm of circumstances. I mean everything had to happen as it did in order for that particular thing to happen. That house was FILLED with very valuable objects. We NEVER should have been there.

I hope we still have a good neighbor when this is over. DH blames neighbor. I disagree. It is our responsibility to manage our child and I should have turned around the second I saw lit votives on low tables etc.

ALRIGHT. I'm gonna try and get over it now

[Wisdom]

What a terrible accident. I'm so glad that your little E is okay! It's so interesting how you had funny feelings about going in the first place. I guess those were your gut feelings. The whole thing is an unfortunate accident. It's not the neighbor's fault, who invited you out of being neighborly, and it's not your fault. Accidents do happen. You were being watchful and had no idea the mirror was as light-weight as it was. And a neighbor with no children wouldn't think to anchor the mirror to the wall (unless he lives in earthquake territory). I know your nerves must still be on edge. I'm sorry that E, you and DH experienced that--but really thankful that E is okay.