Ouch!!!!

Yes one of those moments that any mum dreds. Last wednesday night I was preparing dinner. The boys were running up and down the hallway (or so I thought) - which they know not to do. I could hear them and thought to myself I will just quickly finish chopping the meat, put the water on for the veges and go and settle them down (about 2mins). Well there was no need for that as the next moment Fin came running into the lounge, hid under a cushion and little Luc ran out with half a face of blood and a 40mm x 4mm cut along his eyebrow. One of those sinking tummy moments. Andrew arrived home just after it happened, and being new to the area we didn't know if the local hospital - a little country one - had an emergency ward and I didn't think it was wise to go to the next big town which is 35mins away in the car just in case he had an internal head injury and passed out or seized so we called the ambulance. I'm a paeds nurse and have been for over ten years but when its your own little baby all that experience isn't too much help. I felt silly calling the ambulance but thankfully they too were concerned due to the size and his age and they transported us to the local hospital - it does have a very small ER. I think the ambos were happy to have something to do as well as it can get pretty quiet out here for them.

Thankfully my beautiful 3yr old is very honest and he showed me that Luc had actually been jumping on his bed and hit the end (and I believed him as thats where the drops of blood led to). Fin was so upset and worried about his little brother but he was such an angel throughout the whole ordeal. Luc ended up having it glued (could probably have used sutures though). The boys enjoyed ice cream (what else cures a little ones injuries and concerns hey!!!) when we got home.

When we went to put him in our bed when we were going to bed - just so I could keep an extra close eye on him - we discovered he had removed the dressing along with a fair chunk of the glue, opening it up again so back up to the hospital at midnight. He was such a good little boy and his brother was so concerned but just sat quietly even though we had dragged him out in the middle of the night with the temp barely 1degree Lucas the next afternoon with the special pens daddy bought them for

being such good little ones.

I know all mums probably have similar stories but it is so gut wrenching to see your little one hurt. Thankfully the damage was only skin deep and it certainly didn't deter him from doing all those things he shouldn't be - he was trying to jump on our bed when he woke the next morning. He is such an amazing (and very cheeky) little person and the thought of anything happening to either of them is shuddering to say the least. Thank God for his protection over my family. We really are so blessed.