It was a call that all parents hate to get...
The kids were staying at my dads and mary louise this weekend. They are so good with our kids!! Always taking them places, always spoiling them rotten (but isn't that what grandparents are suppose to do?) Early Saturday morning I was getting ready for Locals open house, I left Ryan at home taking a test on the Internet for the nursing home and headed to Locals. I actually called Mary Louise on the way to Locals and they didn't answer. She called me back and told me how they were in the donut shop when I called but everything was going so good- Anderson was having a blast and she was having so much fun keeping them. I was thrilled and went back to work. My phone is on silent at work because I hate for it to ring at work, but for some reason I walked by the phone and saw it ringing from Mary Lousie....
I answered the phone and heard all my kids screaming and Mary Louise trying to talk but I really couldn't understand what she was saying! All I could understand was meet me at ER, something fell on Anderson??? what.. I was still wondering what she was talking about and wondering how bad it was.. To me grandparents tend to take small cuts and blow them out of proportion... Well I told her I was on my way, I called ryan and he quit taking his test and headed to ER, I called my dad and he met us, I called Sammye Ann and she was heading that way.. In the meantime of me, my dad, and ryan waiting in the ambulance bay for Mary Louise to pull up I called her back to try to figure things out.. She was yelling that I needed to alert the ER they were almost there.. Is she for real, I keep asking... I ran inside the ER and it was packed!!! I was thinking great!!! I told the lady working the desk that my stepmother was about to pull up with my 2 year old with a head injury.. I didn't know what kind, it could be nothing or it could be major...
Still waiting, I thought maybe I should call my fav dr.. mike!! great minds think alike because little did I know ryan was calling him also on his phone.. Poor April had two crazy parents calling!!! Thanks April for getting him on the phone!! As I was talking to Mike on the phone, Mary Louise pulls up.. Ryan gets Anderson out of Emma's lap and 2 nurses and dr. are waiting- Ryan is spitting out medical terms to me to tell Mike on the phone.. All pretty fast and crazy now that I think about it!!! The nurses tell me that only one parent is allowed.. well of course I would love to be there but Ryan is the medical person in the family and I knew he would make the best medical decisions in our family, so he stayed with Anderson!
The nurse came out in the waiting room to ask what exactly happened.. Emma is still crying with Anderson's blood all over her! Matthew is wired!! Mary Louise is crying..
The nurse tells us that Anderson is in cat scan and that he will be moved to River Oaks after cat scan for a plastic surgeon to stitch him up... I started thinking wow,this is not minor then..
About that time, another nurse comes out and ask for me... Yea, I get to go back.. this is what I go back and see.. My sweet Anderson in a neck brace asleep in Ryan's lap...
The cat scan came back... He is fine!! No brain damage!! Yea, the neck brace can come off!!!
I think his pj top says it all.. Ruff Night!!!
I knew he was going to be fine when he was running around room acting like normal.. Yes, this is normal!!! I asked Ryan again, why are we going to Jackson... Remember I haven't really seen the cut! I call Mike and ask him... So then we decided we would ask ER
dr. if he could stitch it up.. He said he really didn't want to do that but he would if we wanted him to do so.. While waiting Dr. Don walked by and came inside to talk to us! We love DR. DON he is the cutest little bald
dr. I know.. (also, he is one of my best friend's daddy, and Ryan's partners father -in-law) He asked if he could look at it.. We untapped his bandage and he was just a looking!!! I knew it was looking bad when he leaned back and looked lost.. Remember this is old medicine
dr.. I was thinking he would probably say let's put some glue on it and it will better.. well know he said, he would recommend going to
jackson or calling Dr. Wright to come and put him under to stitch him up.. I am thinking what??? But they are the
dr's- I am just the mom!!!
Dr. Don said he would call Dr. Wright. He explained to us, Dr. Wright might not be able to do it, and if he couldn't he go to jackson.. To our luck, Dr. Wright pulled up around 10 minutes later, walked in and said he could stitch him up with putting him under.. YEA just what I wanted to hear!!!
Ryan and nurse held his head, I held his hands and legs and Dr. Wright stitched away.. No I don't know how many stitches he has in his head all I know is my baby is okay and home!! I held him all Saturday night.. and then he slept right beside me for the first time!!!
He looks fine!!
Is his head cut open? and he is smiling???
After his stitches!!!
So the funny stories... There was a patient that got airlifted out at the same time Anderson was in ER.. No this was not Anderson getting airlifted out!!!
A mirror fell on him, not a mule!!
We stayed in Cleveland.. We were going to Jackson, but Memphis never came into the story!!
I love living in a small town, because when there is a trauma the town comes together to support the family, but it is also a little humorous the stories that get started!!! I know people really care though and it makes me feel very blessed to be a member of the Cleveland community. I love this small town...and of course, my little Anderson!!!
Thanks for all the prayers and the prayer lists you put Anderson on!! He was very lucky!!!
Matthew wanted to do a vampire!!! He painted his pumpkins, Ryan stacked them for him... We dressed the pumpkins in a cape and shirt.. Matthew then thumb tacked hair on top and painted his pumpkin... I then hot glued the vampire teeth on his mouth... Matthew was little upset he didn't win, but his pumpkin was really cute for a 5 year old to make!! I am very proud of him!!!
