The Weekend

Well, this past weekend was sure eventful.....not only was it Mother's Day, but it was my first experience as a Mom taking one of my babies to the ER. Not so fun. Saturday was so beautiful so we spent most of the afternoon playing outside while Jason went to work. We were headed inside to have dinner and I left Lila on the porch (which she plays on all the time), while I took Sterling inside. I could hear Lila saying, "I'm funny! I'm funny!" because she was not wanting to come inside and she plays this little game where she runs away from me. As I set Sterling down I could hear her saying that and then heard the buckets she was carrying fall and then her start screaming. I ran out and she was not on the porch....she was face down in the mud at the bottom of the two porch steps. Our neighbors were having a huge BBQ next door so I picked her up and brought her inside to scream. She was covered in mud....had a huge bruise/goose egg on her head, scrapes on her fingers, and she wouldn't move her right arm at all. I was freaking out.....I stripped off all of her clothes to make sure no bones were sticking out....which they weren't. She eventually calmed down a little and stood up. Her right leg was bruised up and she wasn't wanting to stand on it and she still wouldn't really use her right arm. Her pointer finger was almost triple it's size. So I called Jason, he came home and checked her out. We decided to take her to the hospital to get checked out....just in case there were some broken bones in her hand. The Dr. checked her out and did ranges of motion with her and he said she seems fine....just some jammed fingers and a jammed hand. Her head would heal and she would just be sore for a few days. She did great with the Dr. and after about 5 minutes started wandering our little area in the ER and was back to normal. Her hand is still really sore.....she won't put any pressure on it, so we are going to keep watching it for another week and if it doesn't get better we might get some x-rays done. Now.....I have thought and thought about this and if I really needed to take her to the ER. I have this little problem about caring too much what other people think.....if they think I am too overprotective and that I should have just realized that kids fall and they don't need to always see a Dr. (especially here since a lot of students here are VERY holistic). But I have realized when it comes to my kids I just need to follow my gut instinct and do what is best for us....who cares what other people think. I would hate for Lila or Sterling to have problems later on in life if we didn't take care of them when they happened (with falls and injuries). I think because of this situation and because of the weekend in fell on, it made me realize even more how grateful I am to be a mother and how BIG of a responsibility it is to take care of my children and to do what is best for us and not what anyone else thinks. Even though the situation was horrible......I loved how Lila knew that by me just holding her tight she would feel a little better. Those are the moments and things that touch my heart and make me feel so great. I have gotten lots of snuggles and hugs the past few days and I couldn't have asked for better Mother's Day presents! Here are some pics of the past few days......check out the battle wound on Lila's forehead....it looks way worse in person! And Sterling.....I can't even get over how adorable this little guy is. He is such a chunk and his cheeks have probably received a million kisses since he was born. Can't believe he is already 3 months old! And....he rolled over to his side the other day....stop growing up!!!