Our First ER Scare

Well we had our first trip to the ER, Trenton! Along with your first ambulance ride (mine too) and hospital admittance. You were a trooper though! I happened to be on my way home around lunchtime because we forgot to take your car seat out of my car and Daddy needed it. Then when I was about 5 minutes away I get a phone call from him saying you won't stop crying. My thought was you just needed to comfort nurse and you will be fine. Sometimes you just need Mommy. Lo and behold, It was a blessing to have left your car seat and me having to make the commute back home at that time.

When I got into the house, I see you laying on the couch with daddy in front of you but as I was about to pick you up to nurse you daddy fills me in. He was going down the wooden steps carrying a pizza box in one hand and you in the other when he slipped. The pizza and you both fall out of his arms as you all slide down a few steps. You hit your face first and tumbled down and hit your head also. (Daddy suffered no injuries except for a sore wrist and a guilty heart). He called 911 and the ambulance got there a few minutes after me. Good thing I got there first or I would've had a heart attack myself seeing that first. Daddy was so scared though. Luckily you are one tough cookie, but he thought you were seriously injured and so so scared! He will tell you all about it one day. And then it will probably be a funny joke, but today it was the most terrifying thing.

Once the ambulance got to the house, they assessed you and found a lump on your head along with the redness on your face and your swollen nose. They recommended we take the ambulance to the ER just to make sure you were okay and run a CAT scan on your head. The worst part for me was not being able to hold you and comfort you right away. Hearing your blood curdling cries and not being able to do anything about it is the worst feeling in the world for me and it just breaks my heart.
The EMT in the ambulance said he dropped his daughter when she was 6months old down metal stairs at Disney World so he definitely knows how daddy feels. It happens and he's been there. Of course his daughter is perfectly fine 13 years later, and so will you.

 You can see the redness and his swollen nose. Poor baby :(

Once we got the results of your CAT scan the doctor showed us that you had a tiny bit of bleeding on your brain so we needed to be admitted overnight for observation. Your nose was fine though and the redness and swelling went down significantly during the evening. The neurosurgeon came in and talked to us also and explained more about why you had to stay but reassured us (especially daddy) that this happens all the time and the slight bleeding sounds worse than it is. They just need to watch you and make sure you don't vomit, have a concussion, and your head doesn't swell.

You were in a lot of pain until about 7pm and screamed every time I put you down or someone else touched you. But then you started getting back to your happy self. We gave you your octopus toy and your doggie blanket and you were just talking away for awhile :) You definitely enjoyed your "pass" of me letting you watch tv during your hospital stay though :)

Daddy cuddle time 

When you started feeling better you played with your octopus and enjoyed some TV time

 

Around midnight you started screaming and would not calm down though. I felt so helpless because I didn't know what was wrong with you. Luckily daddy was able to calm you down and after a couple hours was able to put you in the crib to sleep. The parent couch is far from comfortable, especially for two people, so I didn't really get much sleep. Daddy and I both could not wait to get home.

Gi-Gi came over to the hospital right away and Uncle Montez and Aunt Brittany came over soon after. Everyone was so worried about you! Later Pimpa and Gi-Gi came back again to bring daddy and I some stuff and to see you again.

All the hospital staff here is wonderful and so helpful. Which of course is a blessing when new parents of a 14 week old baby comes in. They all commented on how cute you are and how much they love your hair. The X-ray technician even said she wanted to take you home :) such a ladies man already.....

As we were waiting for the doctor to finish the discharge papers, he decided he wanted to run one more test just as a precaution. So you had a full body x-ray to make sure all you rlittle bones are okay from the fall. And you hated it. You cried and screamed the whole time and it was so heart-wrenching :( It was amazing how fast the techs went though. I've never seen x-rays get done so quickly!

We finally got discharged 30 hours after your fall and it was a very long and exhausting 2 days! I cannot even begin to explain the helplessness I felt when I could not comfort my baby. I think it's something only a mom can know. But we are so so grateful that you are just fine!

You are 14 weeks old and within the past week, Loretta scratched you in the face, you tumbled down the stairs, and you had your first ambulance ride, ER visit, and hospital stay. We don't need another $800+ medical bill from you any time soon, so how about we keep the incidents at a stand still for awhile? :)


I love you, little man.