Warning...Pictures Are Gross!

If you look really close you can see her "tongue" injury!

Yes, that "smarts" doesn't it! There is the added chicken as well...sorry folks!

Don't say I didn't warn you all! If you have a "soft" stomach this has probably totally freaked you out! BTW, that is a piece of chicken in her mouth in one of the pictures! So you also get the added "gross out" factor of chewed up food...SORRY!

Yes, it's true, we have had our first (and hopefully only!) ER visit. In an attempt to walk, Taryn fell and hit the coffee table and bit through her tongue! OUCH! Mouth injury's are ALWAYS extra bloody too...that was frightening to all of us involved. Apparently, it was a bad one because a lot of tongue injury's they just let heal on their own...of course, OUR tongue injury required 2 stitches! It was so hard to watch! It took 5 people to "hold" her down...can you imagine the way she must have felt? I am just praying this didn't hinder any "trust" issues she may or may not have right now! She already doesn't like medical personal (even with a Nurse for a Mommy!)... but now, she will most definitely have fear of them! And, in case you were wondering, NO we are not "freak" parent's because we took pictures...we did that because I was at work at the time and Steve wasn't sure if it warranted an ER visit, so he emailed me pics to make the final "judgement" call on it!

The good news is that today...she looks great! She ate breakfast without a fuss. She doesn't seem to be talking much though (or, I should say "babbling" much!)...which I am sure has something to do with pain... But, it only takes 12 hours or so for mouth wounds to heal (isn't that amazing!) so her tongue already looks halfway "normal" and the stitches are almost gone! It is like "Super-Healing"! :)

Otherwise, we are all fine! I have EVERY intention of posting more...but wanted to share this "drama" right away! I sure hope others don't go through this with their little ones!

And what about the LONG, DRAWN OUT, wait for some of you soon to be China parents! I just checked Rumor Queen and it still looks the same...hang in there! Soon you will be teaching your little ones to walk as well...hopefully with less drama and more results!
Take care...Peace...