Thank you LB for posting and for your thoughts and prayers.
I will explain the horrifying story......
So on Wednesday we were all at home and I was just starting dinner. I had laid baby Jack down on a small blanket on our kitchen table, like i do every evening. He loves to kick around and stare up at the light and chat away to me!
Well I had put Gavin(our 20month old ) in his high chair which is at the table...while I had turned around to talk to my husband, this is when Gavin took the blanket and pulled it and Jack straight to the kitchen floor. As I turned around I heard a huge thump and saw the back of Jacks head slam to the ground..... cry.
He cried for about 3 seconds and then went in a daze. I picked him up did a quick full body assessement and put him in his car seat and drove to our ER that is about 5 mins from the house.
When I got there he was just kind in a daze. I took him in and the doctor saw him right away. He checked him over and everythng looked pretty good other then his alerness alittle off. He had a bump on the back of his head and a few red spots on his back. But no blood or anything.
We did a CT scan right away. Which the doctor came in and had revealed to me that the CT was abnormal. He went on to say that Jack has a few small hemmorages on the frontal lobes of his brain. and some extra cerebral fluid on the outside of the brain. I started crying and then we talked about our options.
He said we must be sent to Children hospital about 45 mins away from home and they will observe him for 24 hours and go from there. The only option to fix this is surgery, and he said no one is going to want to do this unless VERY needed.
We got to childrens and stay for a day and a half. Jack did quite well. His neuro checks we're all good and he was doing very well ...considering.
The neurosurgeon came in alot and talked to me many times. He wanted to rescan him but didn't feel that he should due to exposed of radiation. He said that because Jack's clinical signs are doing okay that he's hoping the brain bleed is under control. He said that if i feel comfortable I can take him home. And to go straght to er if he's vomiting, lathery, seziures, etc.
So we are home now. He sees the doctor in a few days and then in 2 weeks to check on his brain. I just have to watch for signs of swelling in the brain, and things along that line. I must wake him every 2 hours to make sure he is responding and just watch him closely.
Jack and our family are SO lucky. I know God was with us that day! Jack fell 3 ft from to hard tile flooring. He has 3 subarchnoid hemmorages and the extra fluid. It could take days to weeks to show signs of problems or the bleed could act up again.
I am just so thankful that my son is still alive and smiling once an awhile at me! I will never ever forget this and this is a lesson to NEVER turn my back on my children. it happens to the best of us. And i know everyone turns for a second, and it just happens that I did at the wrong time.
I keep playing it all over in my head and i feel sick to my stomach. I wish this wouldnt have happened to my poor baby and I know he is a tough little guy. I must only blame myself and not Gavin of course. !
I hope this is a lesson for everyone and again, i thank you for everything. I will continue to update as I can. Right now I'm just focusing on my baby. Thank you all!