On Memorial Day we went over to Grandpa Bob's new house for a cook out. They have a swimming pool and believe it or not it was so hot out yesterday Jack and Jason were in the pool! They didn't last long in the water because it was SO COLD!! Even though Jack was freezing he wanted to stay in the water!
We were sitting in the sun to warm up when Jack asked for something to eat. They had just put the burgers on the grill so we went over to the picnic table to scope out anything we could pick at. Jack saw the chips and nearly dove into the bowl...we had a seat at the picnic table. Now normally Jack would be in a high chair or on my lap but he's such a big boy now and wants nothing to do with mommy's lap so he climbed off and sat next to me. I was so proud at how well he was doing and he was so happy to be eating from his big boy plate at the big people table! I turned my head for one second to say something to someone and all of a sudden I hear everyone GASP! Jack is in mid air falling head first to the CONCRETE...he landed with an awful splat and I was terrified. I couldn't move. Somehow I leaped over everything and everyone and picked him up. He was too shocked to cry...but then he did let it out. He was screaming and Jason came over and took him from me and went in the house to take a closer look. He had cut his ear and there was a pretty gross bruise on the left side of his head (opposite of his shunt, thank GOD). We tried to ice it but that only made him cry more.
He was acting okay, but we decided to take him to the ER to have him examined. We chose HMC because his neuro and neurosurgeon are there and they have his records along with a previous CT scan to make a comparison. There were quite a lot of trauma victims coming in through Life Lion and ambulance so we had to wait several hours. The doctor and nurse were both VERY nice and even though we had a bed in the hallway we totally understood that others needed things first. They gave Jack Chloral Hydrate to knock him out and they did a CT scan. We waited for about an hour for the results — they were totally normal. No fracture and no enlarged ventricles or other damage. We had to wait for radiology to confirm what the attending read — so that took another hour or so and then we were discharged! So we spent our holiday in the ER.
He’s doing well this morning — but I am keeping him home from school just to keep an eye on him. He doesn’t seem to be in a lot of pain so I am taking that as a good thing. I’ve been giving him Tylenol so that should help too. I am going to take him to the ped to check him out later this week.
He's napping right now and I keep checking on him...he must just need his rest today. I'll keep you all updated on how he's doing!
Hey you little stud muffin in your big boy(we won't tell them what kind of swimmies you had on)swim trunks!! I was over to check on you this morning, but you were taking your nap. Mommy said you are doing just fine. WHEW!!! You gave us quite a scare young man. Next time, give us a little advance warning when you are planning to do one of your stunts!!! OR--- better yet, wait until you are in the pool, where the landing is a little softer and more forgiving that concrete! I think your Papa was about to have a heart attack, literally!! Me too! Well, accidents happen, especially to busy little boys like you. Just don't make them so dramatic! We're just so thankful you are OK. Now, if only we could get Mommy and Daddy's heart beating at a normal rate, everyone would be perfect!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great day with Mommy. Next time you come swimming, the water will be much warmer, in fact when I got home, it was up to 80 degrees!! COOL!, uh, I mean WARM!!! I'm about ready to take the plunge!!
See ya buddy, love you,
Grammie