OK who has the drinks?? Pour me one please.....long bad night here
Thought I would pick up the kids from school early and head to the mall for some cruise shopping...we decided to eat at the food court...all kids wanting someting different of course.....after we ran here and there x 4, I then get to pick my food and eat.. of course the x4's were done eating.......As I am sitting there, trying to eat fast as I can without choking...I hear a loud bang echo thru the food court...I quickly scan for my kids...1,2,3 uh oh wheres #4??!?!? PANIC ensues as I turn my head in what felt like slo-mo and I see Nate on the floor not more than a foot behind me...directly in front of him is a ride (like in front of waltmart kmart etc etc ) It doesnt take long at all to realize he has just had a run in with this ride...and that horrendous echo bang was the sound of my kids head playing ball with this metal ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!RUN TO HIM< PICK HIM UP<<HE CRIES I PANIC HE REMOVES HIS HANDS FROM HIS FOREHEAD AND I SUPERPANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blood everywhere........I can hardly see thru the tears......kind man in the food court takes charge us me and Nate. Puts pressure on laceration (learning experience I tell ya) all the while trying to keep me calm, in order to keep Nate calm.......He is telling me he is a medic in the armed forces...his DD's are telling me their Dad is good, and the MRS is telling me it will be okay..........sigh..all I can think is GET THIS KID TO AN ER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!STAT and how the heck am I going to drive us all there?!?!?!?! We are in the food court of the mall, and as you know most foodcourts are in the center of the mall, meaining you usually have to go thru the mall to get back to your car....now imagine seeing me coming carrying a crying baby with blood all over both of us and 3 other kids trailing behind.....another kind soul stopped me....asked if she could look at her...alll I could think get to ER NOW..I said the other guy said me to go to ER he was a med prof..she said I am too, where are you taking him, I said the Meidcal Center..she said take him to the after hours clinic...it wont be as long of a wait and they can do the same thing as the ER...I said okay....SHe said let my husband carry him to your car for you..I said ok thru tears....THank God for him carrying him thru the store for me, That gave me time to cal down and gather my senses about me...and get us safely to the DR....Dr says no conccussion...needs stitches...it lookkkes horrible! I hated to even look,not because it was gross but because this was my kid and I didnt want him to hurt like tht.....all I remember is that they gave him about 6 stitches on the inside and about 6 on the outside :-( My baby was so brave and he did better than I did. I never want to go thru anything like this again..EVER.....I am still shaky because I just cant believe my baby is hurting..I have given him motrin, and he has ice on his head now...I think I just needed to get this out and hopefully it will help with the way I am feeling....I have to take him back to the DR on WEDS to get the stitches out....it will leave a scar...I am sooo grateful taht it wasnt anyworse THANK GOD!