st. john's mercy pediatrics....

so here we sit...being ''observed''. jordyn had another fall today and hit her head HARD on the ceramic floor at McD's. so...we wait in the ER. (this much was sent from the ER by my phone)

so we waited...and waited...and waited....but all was well. by the time we were seen, jordyn almost didn't mind the nurse coming in. of course, when the doctor tried to touch her it was screaming game on again!

basically...she fell down and hit her head on the ceramic floor at McD's. she didn't lose consciousness, but she was really lethargic. again, it was naptime. her eyes were rolling in her head and her head was down on my shoulder. she just wanted to sleep.

i called her ped's office and they said that she needed to be seen in an ER to be sure. i asked where i should take her, and they said if i was comfortable, i should drive her to st. john's. so i took the boys home and rachel met us there. i got back in the car and started driving but i couldn't wake her up at all. i was hollaring her name, moving her leg, tickling her foot and she wouldn't budge. i know she was breathing, but she wouldn't move, or open her eyes. so i was panicing. i called jeff (who was dropped off at st. john's) and he said an ambulance would bring her there. so i went back home and called 911. nearly 15 minutes later they showed up. in the meantime, i finally got her aroused and by the time they got there...she was wide awake and waving and no problems to be seen.

just in case they strapped her down (head, feet, arms, body) to the gurny. let me tell you...this was not easy. it took 2 paramedics, 1 police officer and 1 mommy to get this achieved. then i got to tell you....she still busted out of her head restraint and her right arm restraint. they said this was a good thing...but i told them, she would fight if all her limbs were broken.

the drive there wasn't too bad. she calmed down and i held her hand all the way. it seemed like it took forever to get there though.

she was fine when we got there. they didn't scan her (it wasn't worth the risk of radiation). she was acting fine. not vomiting. running around the room. playing. flushing the "hidden" toilet under the sink. climbing on top of the bed. playing peek-a-boo. you name it. she was normal. even though she hadn't had a nap!

needless to say, several hours later they let us leave. another crisis averted. i feel better that the doctor made me feel good about going again. better safe than sorry with the head injuries. but i sure hope we don't have to do it again. this is 2x in 3 months. i don't want to be a "regular."