trauma!

First experience with trauma! Yesterday we took the kids out for our first stroller-walk around town. We decided to cruise by the house of some friends who also have twin boys and were kind enough to give us the stroller we were using. We thought what better place to visit than their house in the maiden voyage of the double stroller?

As we were outside visiting with them and showing off our new babies, a neighborhood cat was milling around. After about 20 minutes of talking, and without warning, the cat jumped from the ground into the stroller! As he was in mid-flight, I caught him out of the corner of my eye and tried bat him away. I was almost in time but the cat, freightened at my defensive action tried to get off the stroller as soon as he landed but in the process, scratched Twin A in the head! It was mild, but traumatic nonetheless!

Fortunately, we were right in front of our friend's house, and they have a soap making business so they sprung into soap and water cleaning action within 30 seconds of the event. Then we put some antiseptic ointment on Twin A and tried to calm down. He was more started at being suddenly woken then he was by the scratch.

Lesson learned: Stroller should have first aid kit inside it. Cats are terrible and Twin A is a tough hombre.