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12/16/2003 Archived Entry: "Things that go 'bump' in the night"

She just had to have a cup of water. Tabitha got out of bed, got a drink, gave me a hug and then went tearing down a dark hallway and SMACK into the corner where the walls meet. Ugh. She screamed like a banshee and when I finally got a look at her she had a nice purple goose-egg on her forehead. I got ice on it immediately and it went down quite a bit, thank goodness. I put some Tylenol in her and now she's sitting on the couch watching TV Land. It's going to be a loooong night of constant waking up to check her to make sure she's okay and doesn't have a concussion. Normally, I only check her for the first few hours and then declare her fine, but she's never swelled like that before so I feel she needs to be checked all night. It's just now been one hour, so I think I'll keep her up for another hour and then get her to sleep. That was the last of the Tylenol, so Chris is going to have to stop on his way home so I can give her more at midnight and 4am. Thankfully we don't have much planned for tomorrow so our lack of sleep isn't going to matter.