Initiation into Parenthood

It happened, it was horrific and heartbreaking. . . . . we had to take my sweet baby boy to urgent care.

Not because he was sick, because he split his eyebrow open and it was DEEP! If you know me, then you know I am not new to urgent cares, blood, accidents, injuries, etc. It is pretty normal for me. But when it happened to my 10 month old. . . . . I was devastated. I know, I know it happens, hes a boy, this is only the beginning, etc. But that doesnt help my heart not shatter when it does happen and I cant do anything about it :/!

Here's the story:

On Monday night I was giving him a bath and we were playing our normal bath games and singing songs while I was washing him. Then he stood up, turned and slipped. The next part I have played over and over and over in my head trying to grab him faster or not let him get up. He fell and hit his head on the spout of the tub. I grabbed him in the towel and looked at his face, while he is crying the worst cry I have ever heard from him. When I first looked at him I didnt see anything, then the blood began to appear. . . . (Confession: I am good with my blood, but someone elses is a little different story . . .) I say the gash on his eye brow and the blood coming out, my baby crying, and me about to cry too!! I called for Michael who was getting ready to go watch The Walking Dead with Chandler. He came upstairs grabbed him from my arms and we went down to get a bandaid for him. I was like a walking zombie at this point trying not to panic and cry too, but also to replay what just happened and change it. I grabbed the bandaid and neo and placed it on him head. Then Michael sat him up and he was the happy little boy he always is. Then the blood appeared (WHY do head wounds bleed so bloody much!) And I said it was pretty deep and we needed to take him in.

I know total first parent move, but thats what I am, a first parent, I am sure by the next I will just do it myself at home. But I have never done this before and babies and head injuries scare me. So yes this first time mom took my baby to the Urgent Care down the road.

William is a total HAM and he KNOWS it! He was just happy as could be talking it up and flirting with the nurses, laughing with daddy, and cuddling with mommy (I think he knew I was blaming myself so much and that was his way of letting me know he was going to be okay and to stop worrying.) Well we waited for a little while, went through two bandaids and some goss. Dr. came in to check him and said stitches because it was so deep. So we prepped for holding him down and hearing him scream while he got stitches. Michael is amazing and in times like this I am sooo thankful he is there with me every step of the way. He played with William the whole wait and didnt seem to show any fear for what was going to happen. He also held my hand and said he would be fine and it was not my fault. How does he know what to say when I need it?

So Dr. comes in and says lets try some steri strips with glue and see if that will help it close instead of stitches. Michael and I were both happier with that solution than with stitches. So we held him down and Dr. did his thing. William was happy the second we let him up and still flirting with the nurses when we left.

That night I sat in his room listening to him sleep for an hour, because I am a first time mom and that whole event just shook me up. I love that little boy. I love that he came to Michael and I to be in OUR family. I am blessed to hold him and kiss him and watch him grow and learn. I do not know how Heavenly Father handled letting his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, come to earth and suffer for all of us. I could barely watch William get bandaids on his one cut. Love, love is the way to get through times like this. I love William and know he will be okay. I love Michael and know that we made a promise to do all this together and that is the way we will make it through. Our families are great and support us, and that is a HUGE blessing in our lives.

Thanks for reading my First time mom moment, I am positive there are plenty more to come, I mean he is only 10 months old.

Here is our night in pictures wit ha couple videos of the down time: 

Just checked in to Urgent Care, playing with Dad while Mom fills out paperwork.

Sitting with mom, playing with paper.

Uh-oh blood is seeping out . . .

Cleaned and ready for the next round

Close up of the eye brow

Letting the nurse take his blood pressure.

Dr. is done and we are still smiling :)

Daddy was telling him that if he was older he would get an ice cream cone and then watch superheros with him when we get home. But that he wasnt old enough for that and it was bedtime. I think William wanted option 1.

Playing with dad while we wait.

He can do it by himself :)