It's Not Pretty

Luke.  Cute, fun-loving, adorable Luke.  He turned 5 recently.  And apparently, 5 year olds are clumsy.  Their motor skills can't quite keep up with their energy level.  He literally falls at least once a day.  Sometimes it creates a bruise or a cut, most of the time he just gets right back up and continues on his way.

I wonder if he's just trying to get out of pictures?  We get professional pictures when they turn 5.  But Luke has been falling consistently for the past 3 weeks.  And with each of the recent falls, he has acquired a new bruise on his chin or nose or face.

His most recent fall (today) was a real doozy.  It was bad enough that Karen took him to the dentist...who referred her to an oral surgeon.

He was doing exactly what his mother had repeatedly asked him not to do.  Unfortunately, Luke had to learn the hard way.  He was climbing on the back of the settee in the 3 seasons room and fell...hitting his mouth right on the edge of the windowsill.  

Here is the windowsill (yes, with the blood):

And here is Luke's mouth while we were waiting at the doctor's office:

Pictures never quite do it justice.  But I prefer looking at the pictures as opposed to the real thing!  The good news is that the oral surgeon told us it should heal on its own.  Just a return appointment in 2-3 weeks to make sure that's the case.  But he warned us that it will get uglier before it will look better.

Luke was brave.  He played on Karen's iPhone while we waited and was accommodating for the doctor.  As long as we keep Tylenol in his system, he should be good.  But hopefully, he'll avoid future falls so we can get his 5 year pictures before he turns 6!