I was sitting at the computer working today when Ian started crying and Gracie started screaming.  Seems Ian was pulling on her and she was pulling to get away from him and he fell - banging his head on a pile of tile we had in the living room to put under our soon-to-be-installed pellet stove.  There was blood everywhere, and this mama isn't a fan of blood!  Gracie cleaned up the blood on the floor while I held a cold compress to Ian's head to get the bleeding under control. I was dreading looking at it, for fear it would be a long gash, requiring an emergency room visit and some stitches. 

Thanks to God and the cardboard around the tiles, it was only a tiny hole - that really, really bled!  No concussion, and only a small bump to show for it, and Ian is much better now.  Praising God for looking out for Ian, and for keeping the girls and I calm!

I'm sure this will be one of many accident-scares with this little guy!

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Jul. 11, 2008 - So Glad..

Posted by Anonymous

he's okay.
My youngest fell into the fireplace when she was little. When I looked, it looked like a little whole, but I couldn't get the bleeding to stop. So long story short, it did end up being a little longer then a hole and needed stitches. Just glad her Dad was with me. I'm so bad with stuff like that. Hate to see my girls in pain.

Have a great weekend.
Mikki

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Jul. 12, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by tlpgina

So glad it turned out okay! Blood can give you quite a scare. We're currently looking into pellet stoves too...
Gina

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Jul. 12, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by HandsRaisedToHeaven

Praise God he's ok. What a scare!

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Jul. 12, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Randi

Whew...SO thankful he is OK. That sounds beyond scary. I hate when they get hurt:(

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Jul. 12, 2008 - Poor little guy!

Posted by tn3jcarter

But somehow I bet it was all even harder on you - and Gracie! Isn't it amazing how God created our bodies to somewhat protect us from most falls? One of my boys fell when they were little and we were absolutely thankful for how eyebrows protect the eyes. Even though he had a nasty gash on his eyebrow, we were just so thankful that his eye wasn't damaged!

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Jul. 15, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by AcceptanceWithJoy

Uh, I haven't even had David home for 2 months and he has been to the doctor twice with injuries that were too big for me to handle at home. Since I have a masters degree in nursing and used to be a certified Trauma Nursing Core Course instructor, this is kind of a big deal.

But, while David did indeed scratch a big gash across the cornea of his eye, after antibiotic eyedrops and a few days, he still seems to be able to see.

And, even though he got his little hand caught in one of my husband's machines, he only lost a little skin and not any fingers, nothing was broken on x-ray.

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