Battered and Bruised

Sara took a pretty bad spill off her scooter yesterday. She hit so hard! She couldn't get her hands out to catch herself and took it full on in the face. Troy was outside when it happened and brought her in...she was bleeding so bad and we weren't sure just what to do with her! We wiped the best we could and calmed her the best we could and then started to assess the damage.

The first thing we noticed was a gap where a tooth had been that morning...we were worried it had been pushed up into her gum. Her gum was bleeding pretty bad and was all tore up so it was really hard to tell what was going on. After lots of panicked phone calls, we decided to call the dentist!

He met us within 10 minutes and numbed her as soon as we got there...then started to give the long list of injuries! The x-ray showed that the tooth we were worried about was completely gone...Troy later found it out in the street where she had crashed! It also showed that a top permanent tooth had been knocked out of its socket. The dentist tired to push it back into place and then wired it to a couple of other teeth to help hold it...he said hopefully the ligaments will tighten back up and it will be okay, we won't know for sure for a couple of weeks. She also had knocked a baby tooth on the bottom out of place...he pulled that out and put it in a little pink container for her...which she packed around all night! She had to get a couple of stitches in her upper lip on the inside...there was a huge gash! He helped clean the road rash on her eye, check, nose, lips and chin and put a layer of neosporin over all of it then sent us home with a bottle of motrin! Sara was so brave through all of it and was able to let the dentist do what he needed to do to help her even though she hurt so bad! I was so proud of her!

We got home just in time for the BYU vs UTAH game and the party that was at our house! Sara had lots of company from her sweet little cousins as they sat on our bed and watched TV quietly with her. It meant alot to me and I know to her, too, that they were so kind to her!

She wanted to sleep with me so we tucked her into our bed and before she fell asleep she very quietly whispered..."I need my teeth". It took me a minute to figure out that she wanted the little pink container holding her two teeth to put under her pillow for the tooth fairy! She didn't want to miss out on any money the tooth fairy owed her for both missing teeth!

Today she has been sore and swollen. It hurts for her to smile, talk and eat and she's not be doing much of any of these. But she has a good attitude about it and gives a "Thumbs Up" when you ask her how she's doing.
She did get excited about decorating the Christmas tree and wanted to help with that! She's also had lots of family and friends dropping by and calling to check on her. We appreciate how much you all love and care about her! Thanks Maya for the card and the milk shake! Thanks Laursen's for the balloon, books and ice cream...we made shakes with it and Sara asked for seconds! I was glad something finally tasted good to her! Thanks Cottles for the notes and treats...you are great friends!