This Thanksgiving was an interesting one.
Woke up excited. I was already. Cheese ball made, bags packed. All that was left was getting everyone up, dressed, the car loaded, and we were on our way.
It started out just like all our other Thanksgivings spent here in Arizona. We have loved them. We go to Eric's Aunt Marianne's house. She makes a FABULOUS meal, we all enjoy one another's company. We all sleep over to do Black Friday shopping the next day..... it is always super fun.
This year was a little different.....
This year we ended up in the ER.
It all started before dinner. I was in the living room playing with Marshall on the floor, Eric was in the kitchen, Gavin was outside in the backyard playing with his cousins. All was well. Then I hear the crying, and Andrea yelling my name over and over again. I get up thinking that Gavin has just been scared by Sammy when Eric walks in carrying Gavin with blood all over himself and Gavin.
This image is forever imprinted in my memory.
I follow Eric into the bathroom and as calmly as possible get Eric to move his hand from Gavin blood covered face/forehead. There is about an inch long gash that is just spirting blood. Andrea grabs a washcloth, I throw Marshall in the carseat and we are off.
Gavin is sitting in my lap and I am holding his head as we follow Eric's Uncle to the hospital. We get Gavin to calm down enough to tell us what happened.
All the kids were just playing and running around when one of the cousins throws a big river rock which happened to land on Gavin's head.
It wasn't until later that it dawned on me how serious this could have been and very blessed we are that it didn't end up being something more serious.
We get to the ER and luckily enough there was basicly no one there. The nurse comes out looks at Gavin's head, which at this point had stopped bleeding. A few minutes later they call us back. A little while later the PA comes in and cleans up Gavins head and face.
All the have to do is super glue it !!
Answer to prayers! I just want to jump up and down! I am so grateful. I know the process of getting stitches and I don't know if I or Gavin would have been able to make it through that. Little did we know that stitches weren't even on opition. It was either glue or staples!! Thank goodness for glue!!
Gavin was so brave and did not cry at all. I think I was more shook up then he was.
Later now when you ask him what happened he says ..... that his cousin threw a rock and hit him on the head then he went to the dr to make his ouwie better and to clean up the BBQ sauce aka blood.
I forgot my camara so these are pictures from the next day.
Gavin's cut head. His hair is stuck like that now from the glue! We are probably going to have to just shave his head to get it out.
Here's Gav happy as a clam with the new animal blanket ( the nurse gave him) and the toy he got to pick out for being so brave!
Gavin's new blanket and Zurg toy! He loves them both. Sleeps with his blanket every night and takes Zurg with us almost everywhere we go.
Gavin's brave face.
One tuff kid!
It's been over a week now and Gavin is doing great. He doesn't even notice his ouwie anymore. Eric and I on the other hand are super paranoid about it. We are so worried he is going to bonk his head. Gavin is a bit clutsy! Not sure who he gets that from......
One thing that has come from our little adventure is that I am so grateful for my sweet Gavin. Not that I wasn't before but like I said before when all was said and done and I could take a second and think about how easily we could have lost him forever....
Those rocks where huge and could have very easily done some serious damage.
It just reaffirms my beliefs that life is so short and you never know when the Lord will call you home so we must be very grateful for the time we have together.
I love my boys and my family so very much.
I would do anything so that they never have to feel any pain or go through anything like Gavin did.
I also know that that is not life and that we have to go through these things to help us grow and make us stronger.
Let's just say Gavin and Marshall both got a lot more hugs and kisses then they usually do this past week.
I guess this Thanksgiving the thing that I am most grateful for is my beautiful little family. I am thankful for the knowledge that families for forever and that no matter what life throws at you that knowledge is sure.
