Sarah and the ER.

Yesterday was a good day, things were clicking. I seemed to be getting so much done and the kids were having a ball doing fun kids on vacation things. In the afternoon, we made chocolate chip cookies and everybody was happy.

Then out of the blue, it happened. In a nutshell, all four of them were in the backyard playing and Wyatt was chasing Sarah when she fell. She kind of fell to one knee and also hit her head on a sharp stucco corner of our house. I was in the kitchen when I heard the noise and simultaneously heard her wail. She rushed to me holding her knee as the blood from her head was running down her shirt. She then told me that her head hurt and as soon as I looked at it, I said "everybody in the car RIGHT NOW!"

It was truly astonishing how fast we collected ourselves and made it to the hospital. I told Emily to call her father to tell him to meet us and to get Eva dressed [because she was in her ballerina costume, which I guess really shouldn't have mattered, oh well] as I was applying some towels to Sarah's head and comforting her into the car.

Emily was such a big help, she held Wyatt's and Eva's hands as we walked towards the ER. I carried Sarah from the car and was immediately helped at the front desk. Thankfully they got her in right away, we didn't have to wait five minutes before they were working on her head. I guess when you are bleeding from your head you get to be first in line, this mother was relieved. Without shots or any other mitigating substance they were stapling her scalp back to the shut position.

She didn't fuss, or cry, or shout. Sarah toughed it out just like a big girl, so brave, I was impressed. Five staples later we were on our way home with gauze, bandaids, stickers and lollipops all around, instructions for pain medication and that was it. She laid on the couch for a few hours with an ice pack and today you would never know what she endured. She hasn't complained, not one time.

Thankfully also, the cut is hidden completely by hair, about two inches above her ear on the side of her head. Monday we will have her doctor remove the staples and with that hopefully she will be healed up and good as new.

Scary. As a mom I was freaking out and trying to stay calm at the same time. Most of the time when your kid gets hurt it's not so bad. And a lot of the time when it's maybe borderline I have to talk Tony out of rushing one of them to the ER. This time, my instincts fired up and I knew it needed quick action. I didn't think it was life threatening but I also didn't want to take any chances. I was scared, this is the first time I have had to rush out of the house like that without Tony.

I don't think I am overprotective of my kids, I let them play, they're kids. But sometimes they take risks that make me shudder, especially when there is climbing involved, I try to stay on top of that. Chasing though? Chase and run all you want but please watch out for the house sweeties.

So, now that my stomach is settling down I can get a good night sleep. Tony is setting up the tent in the backyard as I write, but I'm staying in the house tonight. I don't usually poop the party but I need to sleep!

Goodnight.