Road Rash

This year started off our Amazing Grace Race (aka Jog-a-thon) at the kids' school with a terrible accident!  While loading up the truck with all the necessary equipment, Kendall fell from the back seat of the truck and landed on her face.  Riley had put the boosters in the truck for me.  She was sitting by the open door and leaned towards the door, fell with her booster face down.  She didn't move right away - I think she was in shock because she didn't cry until I picked her up.  Once I picked her up I saw how wrecked her sweet little face looked and knew we were in trouble.  She had scraped off most of the right side of her cheek area.  Her eye and lip immediately swelled up.

I got her cleaned up and she wanted to go to bed, not a good sign.  We got to school and I started to unload when Alyssa and Miss Sue got a good look at Kendall.  Both agreed I needed to take her to see the doc.  Thank goodness for such great friends!  They pulled off the entire event that I planned while Kendall and I spent the better part of the day at Children's Primary Medical Center.  Kendall got checked out, had a CT scan to check for facial fractures and took a little nap.  Once she got discharged with a concussion but no fractures, we headed back to school.  Once she got out of the truck, she threw up!  Uh oh!  She got lots of lovin' from the kids, parents and staff at school.  One mom even ran home to get Kendall a bunch of Barbie movies to watch at home!

Kendall waiting in the ER - she looked much worse later that night as the swelling and bruising increased

Once we got home, she threw up again!  UGH!  But thankfully it wasn't more than just those two times.  We didn't have to run back up to the hospital but had to keep her calm and resting for a week.  That was the hardest part!  I was tempted to make her wear her bike helmet because she kept hitting her head on things!  Too much anxiety for this mom!

Thank you to everyone at Grace who stepped up, especially Alyssa Mallory, who took over without thinking twice!  Of all days for this to happen...on the day of the big school fundraiser!  Thankfully everything worked out just fine and the kids had a blast doing our first Amazing Grace Race!