Another Scary day...

This time it was Braxton. On Thursday, we were at my parent's house for the afternoon. It was beautiful out and we promised the kids we would go to the cabin once the girls got home from school. The girls arrived at my parents around 330 and we headed out on the four wheelers right away. My mom was in front of my with some kids with her and I was on the next four wheeler with Makenzi. As we were driving we came up to the cement on their property and I noticed one of the boys started to lose their balance. It happened so fast I had no clue whichboy it was. I watched the boy start to fall but he couldn't catch himself. He seemed to pick up speed as he fell off but I couldn't figure it out. He flipped end for end through the air and came down hard onto the cement. I bailed off my four wheeler to hurry and get to the child...at this point I realized it was Braxton and the adrenaline was running full speed. My four wheeler was still rolling but Makenzi was able to stop it. My mom screamed back to me that he hit his head really hard. When I got to Braxton he was sitting up so I did a quick exam and scooped him up. My parent's neighbors came running to see if they could help.

Once I had him in my arms I started asking him what hurts. All he could do was cry and scream. We quickly noticed he was holding his left arm perfectly still. He had several abrasions on his knee and toes (the first day in shorts and barefoot of course). His arm was turning black and blue quickly. We put him in my dad's truck and had my dad take him back to the barn. We were hopeful this would calm him down so we could do a full assessment on his injuries. It didn't work. We decided at 415 it was time to take him to the hospital for evaluation. At this point we knew he broke something in his arm/shoulder area.

About 2/3 of the way to the hospital Braxton vomited. My mom was driving so she threw on the four ways and picked up speed. We were now afraid we were dealing with head and internal injuries. We got to the ER and we were taken right back. Our pediatrician was actually doing an ER rotation so she came in and evaluated him. She felt he definitely broke something in his shoulder area so xrays were ordered. She was confident that there was no head injuries but we needed to observe him for awhile. She checked him for internal injuries as well but felt he was okay but would observe him. During the exam we quickly discovered that Braxton had marks all over his chest where we feel the tire of the four wheeler actually grabbed his shirt and helped him pick up momentum before in slammed into the cement. We also discovered he had a big abrasion across the side of his head. He had it from his forehead to 3/4 of the way back his head. His hair covered that one up.

Braxton was dosed with an extremely high dose of Motrin so we could do some xrays without causing a lot of pain. He had xrays done and was back to his room by 5:50. They were moving fast to see what exactly we were dealing with. After his xrays he was able to nap for over an hour..with being woke 2 times during that hour. At 7pm he was discharged with orders to go see the Orthopedic surgeon the next day. They gave him Tylenol with Codeine which did not agree with him at all..he ended up getting sick on the way home.

We arrived home at about 845pm and I got Braxton snuggled in on the couch for the night. My mom brought the girls home from my sister in laws house to see Braxton along with his cousins who witnessed the accident. We had some scared kids. They knew that Braxton was hurt bad and they wanted to see him to make sure he was okay. My brother stopped down that night to see him and actually got Braxton to laugh and smile. That was a huge relief to me, it confirmed that he was going to be just fine. Before that Braxton wouldn't even walk or move...everything hurt. Scott got home about an hour after us. He headed home from Ohio when he got the call because at that time we had no idea the extent of Braxton's injuries.

That night Braxton slept like a rock. He was so tired. I woke him every 2 hours to check him and every 6 hours to give pain medicine. He did great.

On Friday we took Braxton to the orthopedic surgeon. He was awesome with Braxton and totally understanding that accidents happen. The ER staff wasn't so understanding...they made us feel horrible. He showed us the xray of Braxton's clavicle (collar bone). It was snapped right in half and the bones were laying on top of each other. He informed us that Braxton would not need surgery but would need to wear his sling for the next 3 weeks or as long as he would wear it. No running, jumping, or rough housing until it is healed. They also checked his shoulder and the rest of his arm for any injuries but everything checked out great. The doctor informed us that in 1 week Braxton would be acting 100% better. Well we are 2 days in and besides him wearing the sling you wouldn't know anything was wrong for the most part.

Today Braxton was sitting on the floor playing with his trucks and he tipped over (balance must not be very good..hehe) and landed on his shoulder. He screamed bloody murder and asked for pain medicine right away..too bad he couldn't have any. He is doing better though after that fall even!!

We are EXTREMELY thankful that he only has a broken collar bone. It could have been so much worse, we are truly blessed. Accidents happen and they happen fast but I am so glad his guardian angels were working over time Thursday and I am sure all the prayers we got helped as well. Braxton Charles we love you!!