While Grif was in his surgery Jax was being chased by the girls at school and knocked half of his permanent tooth out again. I had a message from him saying "Mom, there was and accident will you come up to the school." So Grif still in his surgery jammies and I went to check him out. Nothing that needed immediate attention so I left him at school and went home to get an emergency dentist apt scheduled. Jar lost a filling that week too so he had to get his tooth fixed also but his wasn't as big of an emergency so we bumped him to the next week.
Thursday brought more excitement!!! Aunt Nina picked up Grif from preschool so he could still go, he loves school, there is no sense in taking him to the dentist with us right?! Jax did great he is getting to be an old pro at having permanent teeth fixed. This is number 3 adult tooth now. By the time I got Jax back to school, Grif picked up and then Jar from school we had lots of catching up to do. We stopped for a quick trip at the grocery store to get a few basics and then mom had to make all of her soccer phone calls to let them know about the team meeting that night. Well, I thought briefly about nap time but the boys were playing so well I thought I would leave them playing for a bit. Bad idea #1.
On my first phone call to let the team know I would be late to the team meeting because of dance I heard Grif start crying but I wasn't alarmed until Jaron came in to get a couple tissues. I thought I would go check and it is a good thing I knew the mom I was talking to because I scared her to death. I found Grif laying on the floor with his whole eye full of blood. At first I thought he had injured his eye. Thank goodness he only split the corner of it open. WHile they were dancing he hit it on the rocking chair and popped it right open. I hang up quickly saying something like "his eye is full of blood, I am going to the ER." Poor friend was panicking. We jumped in the car and headed to the nearest urgent care. Bad idea #2 of the day! There were so many road closures I could have made it to the children's hospital faster. We finally made it and the triage nurse (same one as Jaxon's for stitches) came out and recognized us right away. One glance and she sent us packing to the children's hospital anyway. GRRRRR!
We finally got there after dropping Jar off at Grandpa's office on the way. The triage nurse there wanted to have him sedated right away but that is when my protective mamma bear released itself. After his bad experience the day before I wanted to attempt it without sedation first. They were not so sure and kept reminding me that that he was a little boy and there was no way he would hold still. Finally, we made an agreement that if he struggled they would use and IV and a different sedation than surgery day. He had fallen to sleep on the way up and was laying so quiet and clam in my arms I was so relieved they were willing to appease a stressed mom.
Let me just tell you he was AMAZING! They wrapped him up in a sheet like a little burrito and he did not move. He didn't even flinch when they did the shots right next to his eye. On the second to last stitch he said, "I'm done!" They just whispered to him and told him that he would only have one more. So he laid there patiently till he felt the tugging stop and he said, "Okay I done. I want a lurpee (slurpee) and puppy." They quickly obeyed his orders and brought his slurpee and puppy.
This was proof to me that miracles do happen. I don't know why we have so many adventures all at one time but I realized I could make it another hour having this miracle occur and not have to go through the waking out of sedation again.
We finished the day with dinner from grandma as we flew out the door to dance and soccer team meeting. We survived to start another day of three little boys again. I also am truly grateful with all of our challenges our boys are still healthy enough to enjoy life and be active enough to have these exciting adventures.
