Wednesday morning after Eli woke up at 9:30, I fed him and we left the house to go do some shopping. I was on a mission to buy some more picture frames and finally get some pictures hung up on our walls. First, we went to Ross. As we were in line to check, out Lexi was standing on the side of the chart. I asked her to get off and told her that she could tip the cart over if she did that. And then we talked about how scary that would be.
Next, we went to TJ Maxx. My kids were already so done shopping. So I just grabbed all the picture frames that I liked and we went to go check out. While we were waiting in line, I got a bad feeling in my stomach. I thought it was because this was all going to cost me more than I wanted to spend. At the register I was deciding which frames to buy as we were checking out, so it look a little longer than normal. Lexi was mourning the owl sticky notes that I didn't buy her. And Avery was running around the cart playing with Eli who was strapped in the seat.
I had my back to the kids when I heard it happen. Avery must have been standing on the side of the cart and tipped it over. When I turned around after hearing the loud crashing sound and instant screams, Avery was stuck under the cart and Eli had hit his head on the hard ground. There was no one around so I had to try to pick up the cart by himself then comfort the two screaming kids. I gave the cashier my card and then we got out of there ASAP! I was worried about Eli since he hit his head so hard. And I knew Avery was hurt too but I was also mad at her. I've told both of my girls repeatedly not to stand on the side of the cart.
The whole way home all three kids screamed (even Lexi though she wasn't hurt). And Avery kept telling me that she wanted to be alone and just go to her bed. She was upset and I know she felt bad. She was more hurt emotionally then physically hurt. When we got home I took Eli to his room and rocked him until he was only whimpering. He was rubbing his eyes and acting sleepy. This had me worried since I've always heard not to let people sleep if they have a concussion. Does that mean that concussions make you sleepy? Did Eli have a concussion?! Would he fall asleep in his crib if I laid him down? I thought I'd put him in his crib and see what would happen. I never had any intention of actually letting him sleep, I just wanted to see if he was sleepy.
I went to go check on Avery who was crying in her bed. I told her that I loved her and that I was sorry that she was hurt. I held her and kissed and then read her a story. Meanwhile, Eli wasn't making a peep in his room. It sounded like he was going to go to sleep. So I went and got him out of his crib and took him to the living room. I put him on the floor and tried to make him happy. Then I went to get something from the kitchen. While I was gone, Lexi, for some reason, ran across the room and tried to jump over Eli. In the process of jumping, she knocked him over and he hit is head again and began screaming immediately. I was so frustrated with Lexi. I instantly sent her to her room. Then I began to comfort Eli again.
Avery then told me that her stomach hurt. Was she going to throw up? Could she have a concussion too. I was beginning to feel more and more worried and overwhelmed. I texted Sean and told him what happened. He call and tried to comfort me and suggested that I take them in to see our pediatrician. When I called the clinic the nurse I talked too told me that I needed to hurry and get Eli to the E.R. Once I heard that I lost it. I called Sean in tears and he told me he was leaving work and would be meet me at the hospital. I called my sister-in-law Michelle. I unsuccessfully tried to hold back the tears as I told her what happened and she told me she was on her way to come get the girls. I'm so grateful she lives so close and is always more than willing to help me out.
Twenty minutes later, the girls were playing with their cousins and I was checking Eli into the E.R. While a nurse was checking Eli's vitals, he was so upset and crying already. Which made it really hard for me to keep it together. Once we got into an exam room Eli was calm. I laid on a hospital bed and he just sat on my lap! He didn't try to crawl around or get down and explore. That's so not like him. He's an active one year old. The fact that he wasn't acting like himself made me nervous. Maybe he did have a concussion! A nurse come in to check on us. She told me that we might be there for a while because before they did any test they would probably just want to observe Eli.
About 15 minutes later Sean got there just as the doctor was coming in to examine Eli. I was so glad to have him there. And thank heavens our doctor was amazing. She calmed all of my fears and after examining Eli told me that he should be fine and we were free to go. We just had to check on him frequently while he slept and bring him in immediately if he threw up. No words could adequately express who grateful I was to have a healthy baby.
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