Tuesday 30 October 2012

Everyone Knows I'm In Over My Head

I heard a loud crash and then silence so I ran into the bedroom to make sure Grady and Shawn were alright. Grady was sitting on the bed, happily chatting away, but Shawn was lying down, groaning, blood pouring out between the fingers he had clasped against his forehead. I've never seen that much blood in real life.

I am squeamish. I look away during the bloody parts of Grey's Anatomy and I cover my eyes during CSI. Violent movies rated higher than PG-13? I don't watch them. Books with graphic violence or gore? I skip ahead and don't read the disturbing passages. I accidentally saw a quick glimpse of the Sons of Anarchy tattoo-burny-offy scene when Shawn was watching it and I literally screamed from shock and then dreamt about it for a week. I have a weak stomach and my nerves are laughable.

The following half an hour is a blur. Somehow I managed to get ice and a towel on Shawn's head, call Shawn's mom and ask her to come babysit Grady, and drive Shawn to the hospital without vomiting or fainting. I don't remember any of it.

The emergency room was a mess. A full moon and fireworks season and a nearby gang-related shooting contributed to the crazy. We sat for hours, Shawn bleeding from the head and me coming down from the adrenaline rush. We made it home about three hours after we left. Shawn's got a headache and he'll definitely have a sexy forehead scar but he's okay (and he got his tetanus booster so ... silver lining?)

We have (had) a large picture hanging over our bed (like 5ish feet by 3.5ish feet.) Grady was puttering about while Shawn watched television and somehow managed to climb up on the pillows high enough to reach the picture frame. He pulled it off the wall and somehow managed to escape being hit (thank you, higher being) when it crashed down ... onto Shawn's forehead. We are so lucky. We're lucky it didn't hit Grady. We're lucky it didn't fall 2 inches lower and hit Shawn's eye. We're lucky we live so close to the hospital. We're lucky that every part of last night's ordeal was covered by our awesome Canadian health insurance. I mean, obviously I feel a little luckier than the guy with the super-glued forehead lump and the pounding headache but I think we can both agree that last night could have been a lot worse.

Now please excuse me while I go baby-proof our already baby-proofed home (seriously - Grady is the master of disaster. All baby-proofing tips are welcome!)

14 comments:

  1. Glass frame over your bed when living in an earthquake-prone area? Hillary! You should know better!! Anyhow... hindsight is 20/20, and it's impossible to foresee every accident. What a nightmare situation, sounds like you handled it like a champ!

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    1. That was my first thought, but I couldn't say it because she's my sister! I have an ugly blank wall above my bed, and the little guy has a few stuffed animals above his. Seriously, Hills, this may be a whole new field of fretting you've been neglecting.

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    2. Hahaha, well I still feel sort of troll-ish for saying it. We've got the ugly blank wall too; still waiting for an Ikea canvas print that coordinates with the room.

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  2. OH MY GOD DUDE. I'm glad the only casualty is Shawn's forehead, because that was still far scarier than I would choose to deal with. ACK.

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  3. Ummm tape everything down??? This kid is a master of finding things to mess with! (But he's SO CUTE.)

    So glad Shawn is ok!!

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  4. Yowch!! Glad everyone is relatively ok!

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  5. Oh, man—that is insane. I am SO glad he is okay (and, like you said, that it wasn't Grady that received the bump!), but what an ordeal. We have a shelf above our bed that Eisley has tried to grab many times, and now I'm feeling super paranoid…arghhh...

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  6. That's it - padded rooms for the whole family!

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  7. Oh, MAN. Matthew's been injured twice (sawed his finger, post-pounded his head), so I know the adrenaline rush ... and the thankfulness that it wasn't worse.

    Hugs, you guys.

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  8. oy that is just so scary, so glad Grady and Shawn are both okay.

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  9. Oh, hunny bunny. This is so scary and so terrible. I'm thankful it was best case scenario in an awful situation. Hugs to all of you.

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  11. Just reading this post made me squeamish! Seriously, my palms are actually sweating. I'm so glad both of your fellas are (realatively) ok. And good for you for not fainting or barfing and coming through for your family in an emergency. It's good to know you don't just fall to pieces in these situations.

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