Yesterday at around 5pm, while I was moving Asher to the exersaucer in the living room, I left Nolan with Rio on the middle of the bed. I was gone less than two minutes, but in that time he rolled off the bed, our incredibly high bed, onto the hardwood.
He didn't lose consciousness and he cried right away but I was panicked. I called Jordan at work and he told me to take him to emerg. That wasn't that easy with two kids at home and no car, but thankfully my sister was available to rush to Jordan's work, switch cars, and get back to our house to sit with Asher and Rio.
I drove there like a maniac, knowing Nolan was probably fine (as he talked and played in his carseat), but I was still a mess. Clearly the mom's tears don't count for anything because no one was in any rush to see us when we arrived.
The long and short of it was that Jordan was eventually able to leave work and come meet me (thanks Heather!), and three hours later we saw the doc. He assessed his head, eyes and ears, asked us a bunch of questions and then assured us he was ok. We explained that we were so worried about him because of his history, and thankfully the doctor was very kind and never made me feel like we were wasting anyone's time and it was better to be safe than story.
The only benefit to being there so long was that by the time the doctor saw us he could safely say that if it had been three hours and he was still acting normal, he was fine. Oh and the fact that he was hooked up to an oxygen sat monitor for the first time since the NICU and his sats were 99! Never thought I'd see that day without oxygen!
Ugh. Mom was not fine. Mom is still not fine. But more importantly, Nolan is fine, not even a goose egg as evidence. Thank God.
Please don't judge me, I'm doing enough of that myself :(
Oh Tracey! Don't judge yourself for that! Accidents happen and that was clearly an accident! No one was at fault and the most important thing is that Nolan is fine. I know it's easier said than done and you must've been scared out of your pants, but don't blame yourself! Can't wait to see you at the party!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Which doc did you see? Was he nice? (just me being nosy!)
Thanks Val! It was Dr. Wood - an ERP - we didn't even warrant the ped ;)
ReplyDeleteTracey I believe it is a right of passage for all babies that they fall off something while their parents aren't looking for just a few seconds. No worries.
ReplyDeleteKirsten xox
I can join you today Julie-Ann versus the stairs trying to teach both to go down them on bellies and Julie-Ann slid past me flipped and rolled to our tile over concrete floor (while I was trying to help Kendryk get started) she is fine and well us Mommy's should be too!
ReplyDeleteBless your heart. Been there done that.....with both Molly and Luke. It hurts us more than them. I am so glad he is fine. Please don't feel guilty. Accidents happen. We just hate when they happen to our babies. Take care. Andrea
ReplyDeleteYes, please don't beat yourself up. Ben rolled off the changing table once on my "watch"...it was awful! Horrible, horrible, horrible, but he's fine and eventually I was fine too.
ReplyDeleteSo glad Nolan's OK! And you'll recover...
Hugs. It happens to all of us...er, um...them. :-)
ReplyDeleteSoooo for those of you who I haven't told this story to, I may or may not have allowed Tracey to fall off the bed when she was baby. You screamed bloody murder and mom came rushing in to see what had happened-as any guilty 8 year old would do I said "I don't know mom, she just started crying". For weeks I watched the big welt on your head, praying for it to go away, never once letting on what had happened - the guilt was horrible. Eventually it did go away, although I am sure there are pictures to prove it was definitely there (that thing was HUGE). I now feel that without that fall many years ago you would not have turned out to be the brilliant, together, wonderful person you are. I tell myself that in fact I actually did you a favor!! So try not to feel guilty for something that happens to every parent, or in my case 8 year old, and instead think of how brilliant your boy will be because of it, it certainly has worked for me all these years! xoxoxoxo Di
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrible thing for you to have to go through! Thank goodness for wonderful sisters (I have one too :)), and resilient babies! Mine have taken a few tumbles as well, and thanks to Grey's anatomy I am always way over worried!
ReplyDeleteOh mama! So glad Nolan's ok, you'll recover eventually :) xoxoxoxo
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