Friday, June 8, 2012

Big Scare


The worst call I received was when my sister called and told me my mom's cancer metastasized and she only had a few months to live. I was at dinner with Erik and had to get up and leave. I think Erik paid the bill real fast and ran after me. That was tough.

Yesterday I received my second worst call ever. I was in Greenville and kept getting calls. I was finishing up a photo shoot so I ignored them. My phone didn't stop ringing so I finally grabbed it. My dad was on the phone and informed me that Harper had a really bad fall and might need to go to the emergency room.  I almost threw up. My sister was babysitting Harper at our house. I called her. She was hysterical. Harper was screaming bloody murder in the background and all I could make out was "a lot of blood" "I am going to call 9-1-1" and "his tooth went through his lip." I could have passed out right then and there. I told her to try to stop the bleeding and call me back. I booked it home. Pretty sure I was driving 90mph, ran three stoplights, and drove down the median when I hit a bit of traffic. Not smart, I know but I was worried sick and all logic was out the window.

By the time I made it to Jenna and Harper there was still quite a bit of blood. He kept sticking out his little lips like a duck and he was screaming. I grabbed him and help him close and he just starred at me yelling, "Mama, mama, mama." My heart was shattered into little pieces. The bleeding eventually stopped. He didn't have to get stitches because the major cut was inside his little lip. But there is an indention on the outside of his mouth where the tooth punctured. We observed him all night to make sure he didn't have a concussion. I slept next to him and Jenna woke up every few hours to check his breathing. It was a rough night.

Today I kept him home from daycare. His lip resembles Mick Jagger. But he looks super cute. I think it is going to heal up just fine but I am going to take him back to the doctor next week and make sure there is no sign of infection.

When I think about a mother loosing their child it is really hard to comprehend. The grief and sadness I felt when my little man was hurt is unexplainable. It sucked! It was way worse than anything I have experienced in my life so far. My heart goes out to those parents. I really can't imagine how hard that would be. Parenthood sure is tough. And I know it is going to get harder. I pray my child slows down a bit and I don't receive any more of those phone calls ever again.

9 comments:

  1. Been through the exact same thing with one of the twins. It was Easter Sunday this year. Mommy and daddy had a few glasses of wine (whoops) and ended up taking Henry to the E.R. Henry ended up with three tiny stitches. I know exactly what you mean about feeling like you are going to throw-up. It hurts to see our babies hurting! Glad Harper is okay! My family keeps saying, "you have two boys, get ready for many trips to the E.R. in your lifetime!" NOOO!

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  2. Oh my girl how scary!!!!! SO glad he was okay!!!!! I can only imagine I would be hysterical too if anything happened to one of my boys! Knock on wood we have been major injury free so far!

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  3. Jaime, I am so sorry for what you went through and glad he is okay. I have a daughter his age and it sounds like we go through very many similar experiences. She just went to the ER last Friday for a fall and we had to stay up all night with her too. I slept in her room with her too. So glad he is okay.

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  4. So sorry you dealt with all these troubles. But glad you are pulling through. Must have been awful. But don't worry. You'll have a better week next week.

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  5. Oh I know how both of these calls feel! :( Be on the lookout for the grey tooth (bruised) in 10-14 days. My little boy had the same exact thing happen and I was so surprised when two weeks later we woke up to a dark tooth. I called the dentist in a panic and she told me it's what happens when the tooth has trauma. Just wanted to give you a heads up so it doesn't surprise you like it did me. I'm glad he's okay!! So sorry you had to go through both of those calls!

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  6. I am so glad he is okay. I can't imagine getting a phone call like that. Proud of you for holding it together in front of him! I've found one of the hardest things as a parent is being strong in front of them, for them. Hope he heals quickly!

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  7. o my goodness I can only imagine how scared you must have been! So glad to hear that he is okay!

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  8. I tried posting to this post when it was published but my computer malfunctioned! I'm so glad Harper was okay and I can't imagine how terrified you were when trying to get to him. Thankful your cute pie is alright! Keep us updated on your little main squeeze!

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