Zach & the ER, Take Two

It's just not poor Zach's week. This morning on the way back to Papaw's from dropping the brothers off at school, Zach and my dad were in a wreck. Some guy decides traffic is too backed up and just does a turn around right in the middle of traffic. My dad doesn't have time to even react, hits the car head on and lands in the drivers side of a van. Both are fine, and were evaluated at the ER. The nurse said "didn't I see you earlier this week???" lol. Zach has a knot and abraision on his left forearm. Dad has an abraision on his right arm and bruised knot on his cheek bone. They were in my Dad's truck, because I'd forgotten to leave him the keys to my van. The airbags deployed and filled the cab with that powder and Dad couldn't get the door open so he got freaked because of Zach's asthma. They finally got out and my dad was so concerned with Zach I don't think it really hit him until about 3 hours later. Both Dad and Zach are sore, the truck is totalled, but in the end, both are going to be just fine. Zach keeps telling the story, which is cute to hear his version. I am just greatful they are ok. The other drivers were ok and refused treatment. The guy's insurance has already called, and the other lady in the van just got her van back last week where someone hit it while it was parked in her driveway, poor thang. The emergency staff was super, Zach got a bear from the fireman on the scene and keeps talking about riding in the "am-lance truck where the am-lance mens took good care of him".

Jacob & the Aquarium

Jacob's Pre-K class took a field trip to the Tennessee Aquarium. There were enough parents there that I got to just explore with him, and we had the most amazing time. After the field trip we took a walk over to Ben & Jerry's for some ice cream. In Jacob's words "It was the best field twip ever"!

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2 Brothers + 1 Fight = Trip to ER

yep. i was finally sitting down resting a few minutes before time to get dinner going and i hear this can't catch my breath cry followed by a gut wrenching scream. i look upstairs and at the rail i see zach with a blood covered face. i rush up and get him and bring him to my bathroom. there was so much blood i couldn't even tell where on his face it was coming from. jacob comes down behind us and says "i slammed his head into the wall". i finally see the 1/2 inch cut on zach's forhead but can't get the bleeding to slow. so i send jacob next door to get neal, usually i'd call him on the two-way but i was in freak mode and couldn't think. i find zach a shirt and grab one for jacob b/c i can't remember if he is wearing one or not. we run out to the van and jacob and neal come running up. hop in and head out, calling chris on the way. he tells neal to sit by zach and keep pressure on his head. and being the best big brother ever he does. we get to the ER and chris is there waiting. they take him straight back, and see that neal did get the bleeding to stop. after a good washing they determine he can just get a little dermabond, whew no stitches. i was so glad, that was truly traumatic last time he had them. and we are home and he is no worse for the wear. they said to watch him and he says his head hurts, but he's playing. jacob keeps apologizing and zach has forgiven. and mom keeps point out to them that this is why brothers don't fight. what was the fight about???? zach wanted to watch jacob play a computer game and jacob didn't want him to.

Dad Update

Mom just called. Dad has two blockages. One left side, one right side, one is mild and the other is 70%. They also found that his heart is not shaped right, not life threatening, thank goodness. I can't belive that's never been seen before. Anyway, no surgery for now, just meds to relieve the blockages and aid in blood flow. He also has small viens or was it artaries? Crap so much info in one quick phone call. He'll stay at the hospital for observation, have the site checked around 5pm and if all is well get to come on home. Then they'll follow up to see if the meds are correcting things and go from there if not.

Dad, Me, and Other Junk

He's been complaining for weeks, tired, hurting, hard to breathe. SO finally two Friday's ago he goes to his doc, sees the nurse practioner. His lungs sound bad, so she gives him a breathing treatment and says she'll see him in 6 weeks unless he doesn't feel better. Didn't do a TB test, didn't do a chest xray, did draw some blood - for god knows what. Anyway, this Friday my mom makes him go back. A different nurse practioner sees him and doesn't like what she's sees, so she sends him for a chest xray. It comes back clean but his lungs appear stressed. Then she does an EKG or something, and calls the doctor in. They refer him to a cardiologist. His apt is at 3pm, by 3:30 he's been admitted to the hospital. The doc says he is certain he has had at least one heart attack and certain they are going to find blockages. They give him a nitro patch and his pain/discomfort eases. They admit him and his heart cath will be tomorrow morning. If they find something, they'll send him to either Crawford Long in Atlanta or Redmond in Rome, both are excellent heart hospitals. You know, my mom and I were convinced he had lung cancer or emphazema (sp) b/c of his smoking. The heart is scarey stuff, but I also know it's come a long way in the last 10-15 years, and they did wonders for my grandmother back in the day, so some how, I'm a little relieved.
Now on to happy news, well kind of anyway.
I had my 16 week apt today, was so excited b/c my midwife was going to sneak a peek for gender. well we saw nothing, nadda. this little one was kicking and wiggling, but he/she kept those legs together and the goods out of sight. i was sooooo disappointed, i was planning baby shopping spree today.......oh well.....i just indulged myself. i should know on April 13th, my official ultrasound is scheduled for 10am. i have lost 5 more pounds, puts me down about 17 since getting pregnant. but those 5 probably came from the drastic change in my diet....healthy changes. here's my cutie...