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My Dear Sweet Shanelle - 2nd family accident in a week!

 
My Dear Sweet Shanelle - 2nd family accident in a week!

So that darn baseball. This time Shanelle, being a spectator was drawn to the 'kid magnet' which is a 6 foot tower that has a ladder up to a platform. It looks so fun to climb, but it is a ladder that is bolted to the tower, so it is straight up and down. So it is hard to climb up and down. Shanelle was coming down and fell of. She cut just below her lip, only quarter inch cut. So we were wondering if she needed stitches.

The verdict, was yes, she needs stitches. She got 3 to be exact. She was a gem. The nurse put a numbing gel on her lip so that when they gave her the real numbing shot it wouldn't be so bad. She did not cry once. NOT ONCE! Not a flinch, not a scream, not a tear. She laid on the bed, held my hands and let the doctor give the shots and then give the stitches.

She got a prize after. And a picture by the ladder.

Now, she has waited her whole life (3 years) for swimming lessons. They start Monday. Now she can't go to them. So Sad.

This is the closeup.  I know, only three inches, but on this beautiful face. . . that's too many.  We are praying for great healing.

 

 

The face painting is from Lehi Round Up week.  The girls dance in the park for the event.  It has been a yearly event in our family for 4 years.  The girls LOVE to get their face painted!

Baseball Accident

I am refraining from showing the gorey, bloody details of Jaxon's hit to the mouth.  When he wasn't ready another player threw the ball to him (it was a warm up inbetween innings) and the ball hit him smack in the mouth.

His front teeth are wiggley.  Jaxon hurt really bad the first two days, like eating jello!  I took him to the dentist finally .. . he took x-rays and gave us the bad news.  His tooth is broken up at the root, under the gums you can't see it.  I could see it on the x-ray and I am not a trained technician.  He sent us to an endodontist.  He said there is nothing we can do right now.  The tooth is not responding to hot or cold.  He gave it a 20% chance to repair itself and stay alive, but the truth is, his tooth will probably fall out.

I am so sad.  Thank goodness there are things that can be done.

Right now we are fasting and praying for his body to heal itself. 

I love you Jaxon, hang in there, tough boy.

 

This is a picture of Jaxon at bat.  This is not the game where he got hurt.  He did connect with the ball in this picture and hit it very high and far - inbetween center and right field.  He hit it so high that the other team could time it and ran underneath it and caught it.  But great job Jaxon.

I love this picture how you can see the fence, but not right on him, it disappears there.