My most scariest mommy moment...

Had a scary mommy moment yesterday. Ugh... I never enjoy those ever, but it's the price you pay when you become a parent. Once I was blessed with the mommy title, I unfortunately have learned to live with anxiety everyday, all day, 24/7. It's amazing how many times your children fall. How many times you have to pick them up and dust them off. I can truly say, that being stead fast in prayer has been the only way you can get through all of it especially when you never imagine your child would be the one screaming for you with fear. Seeing your child covered in blood from head to shoulder as blood gushes out and you have no idea what part of him is punctured OR what happened even when you were so sure you didn't take your eyes off of him not once, is the most scariest, ugliest and most uneasy feelings a mother can face. 

I never imagined that while having a fun day at Dewberry Farm with family and friends, would have my child end up leaving with a stitch and bump as big as his head. Then I think back, I was just with him! I told him and his sister that I was coming to the end of the slide so I could take a photo of them sliding down. I was as surprised as he was. When my daughter came sliding down screaming her brothers name, I will admit that I had no idea she was screaming because he was gushing out blood! I thought, "oh here we go again, he's chasing after his sister and she's afraid that he will catch her!" UMMM... not the case at all. He slid down and once I saw what she was screaming about, I stood there in shock. As he was screaming and crying "mommy, mommy, oh my God, I'm bleeding, I'm bleeding!!!" I grabbed him so fast, and took him to where every one was at, only a few feet away. Thanks to my dad and Jason for teaching me to keep my composure when incidents like this occur bc Lord knows I will lose it... And thanks to Trey (family friend), for being his buddy and confidant through it all. He grabbed him from me, holding him tight when this daddy and mommy were freaking out for a moment. 

Jason held his hand against his forehead because we realized where it was coming from. But because of Trey and Jason, he was a courageous big boy! He stopped crying and panicking. He was able to hold his composure and understand that he was in good hands. I know God gave him the strength to stay at peace even with all the stares, EMT and nervous friends. EMT escorted us to the right area where they would be able to determine the extremity. After all was said and done and all the blood was cleaned from his face/clothes, nothing major came from it, thank you Jesus... just a small indention as small as a mustard seed leaving him with a butterfly stitch and a bump on the head. 

Crazy thing is, no matter how much I try to protect my children, I know this won't be the last time something like this happens, but what I do know is, God has his arms wrapped around them in his grace and protection. We as parents are always hoping nothing like this will ever happen to my child! I will protect him/her from everything and put him/her in a bubble away from the world's hurt and heartaches. BUT, no matter how much we try to shield them and say, "We won't be like THAT parent who let their child get hurt... We are going to watch him closer", is actually completely YOU because kids are kids and when you made the beautiful decision to have a child, it wasn't ever promised that it would be easy.