NOTE: Simon is fine. Cranky from lack of sleep but totally fine. His bedding? Not so fine. We are currently lamenting the lack of an easily accessible washer/dryer combo.

There are few things more disturbing than waking up to find your child completely covered in blood.

Simon went to sleep in his fort last night around 7:45 and woke up crying sometime after 1 am. When Hava went in to soothe him, all she could see by the light of the princess light was the shadow of Simon sitting in his room and his light colored hair. He was wearing dark footy pajamas but the absence of being able to see his face and hands was odd so Hava turned on the light. Simon's face, arms, and hands were completely covered in blood and Simon was crying and trying to wipe blood out of his eyes. A few shouts for Matthew and we had some towels. After cleaning him up we discovered the source: a bloody nose that must have been bleeding for a very long time.

Simon started to fall asleep which made us nervous. Matthew went in the fort to check for blood loss and it was a pretty gruesome site. His pillows, all of his blankets, his sheets, stuffed animals and multiple places on the carpet were red. Simon pointed at his pillow and simply said "blood."

We decided to keep him up and get some sweets and liquids into him so we turned on a favorite movie we currently have from NetFlix: Totoro. (Simon likes it because it is "Jap'nese!") He giggled often and was completely cheerful and energetic while we watched. He wouldn't drink for a while so we "forced" him to eat gelato from the freezer and his favorite cereal. By the time the movie ended his nose had dried (he needed the distraction of the movie to keep from rubbing it).

Sleep after that point? Not so much.