Scary Day

My last day of summer vacation was yesterday.  I thought we had had a great summer with not too many crazy things going on.  Well, what a great way to end my summer vacation than with a scary moment with my son.

For those of you who know my son, he DOES NOT sit still.  So shopping is always crazy with him.  I put him in the main part of the shopping cart because Kayzee sits in the seat part.  Well I went to a store I have never been to before and the main part of the cart was not as deep as my usual store.  I was outside shopping the clearance racks, the cart started to roll away so my reaction was to catch the cart.  Well that motion caused my son who was standing up to fall out and land on the back of his head on the concrete.  He immediately started screaming and I grabbed him and hugged him.  I checked his eyes (a trick I had been taught) and felt the back of his head but didn't notice anything alarming.  I immediately called Danny and got in the car.  Memphis just sat in his car seat holding his head saying "OWIE MOMMY!" and crying.  I felt so bad and was so scared so I started crying too.  I called our pediatrician but was told the nurse would call me back.  I didn't want to overreact by going straight to the emergency room but I was also nervous because it involved a head injury.  Then Memphis started throwing up.

That scared me even more so I called our pediatrician back and they said bring him right in.  DON'T HESITATE.  So I picked up Danny who works on the way there and we got Memphis looked at.  Memphis could react and answer the Dr. and he kept saying "YUCK MOMMY!" when we were trying to clean him up and he knew who we all were so the Dr. said he didn't need any CT scans and there was actually no bump or anything on his head.  What a relief:)  The Dr. told us the warning signs to watch for and when to call him back if needed.  We had to slowly start with clear liquids and easy digestible foods too make sure he kept them down and he had to be woken up every 1/2 during his naps but once pain killers kicked in he seemed back to normal.  We got home and he just laid on the couch and sang along with his favorite shows and that made me feel better.  After his nap he was back to  running around the house and wrestling with his sister:)

What a crazy day but it turned out great and I loved relaxing with my children the rest of the day before I had to go back to work.  A lot of prayers were answered and I thank all those who expressed their concern and offered their help.  What an experience I will never forget!  Ahh...the life of being a mom.