SO SAD

So last night , just after getting home from having Sunday dinner at my parent's house, Andy was running to the front steps & fell face first into a concrete step. It was pitch black outside, so I didn't know how much damage had been done until I cupped my hand over his mouth and it filled with blood. You can imagine what is going through my head.....does my baby still have his teeth? All I can say is that it was good that Brandon was there to help, because I was a wreck. I bawled much harder than Andy. I Have always been interested in the nursing program.....I know now that that is not the profession for me. So we get him into the house & he's bleeding so bad that we can't see if his teeth are still there or not. Im hyperventilating. He starts screeming "MY TEETH, MY TEETH!" More hyperventilation. Brandon can finally see that his teeth are still intact, but one of his front teeth is pushed back, he has a deep cut in his bottom lip and his top gums are hamburger. We rushed him to the emergency room. He was so good. He didn't cry the entire time. The doctor said that his tooth felt pretty solid, but to take him to the dentist first thing in the morning. I just got back from the dentist. The verdict...there's enough nerve damage that his tooth will most likely turn black. If he gets an infection in his gums, which the dentist said could very well happen, they will have to pull his tooth. My feelings.....I'm completely devastated. My baby's perfectly beautiful white smile is damaged. It will be about five years before he can have it back again. (when his adult teeth come in) I am, however, very grateful he's going to be ok. It could always be worse. I will just have to hope and pray things will all work out. As of now, I'm living in a nightmare. Just one look into his mouth and I'm on the verge of passing out. It's bad.....way bad. So no, I will not be posting any pictures of his injuries. It's not something I want in the photo album either. I hope to forget the horror. The pain and heartache I feel for my little boy runs deep. All you mothers out there know exactly what I'm talking about. You wish that you could take their pain away. You wish it would have happened to you instead of them...that somehow you could take their place. I hope he will heal fast....