Grayson: First Blood

As a parent, you are theoretically aware that certain things will most certainly happen throughout the course of your child's life.  They will walk and talk.  They will go to school.  They will learn to drive, then they will get into a car accident.  They will fall in love (hopefully) and have their heart broken.  They will learn and grow; they will make mistakes.  They will fall.  They will scrape a knee.  They will bleed.

But nothing can quite prepare you to see their blood for the first time.

Last night, Stacy and I were preparing to head out to the State Fair for a second time this year.  We were going to take Grayson back, so he could see some things he hadn't seen yet, and so we could see some things we didn't get a chance to look at with a full family in tow.  I was trying, as quickly as possible, to change into some shorts and pack Grayson's diaper bag.  Stacy was upstairs changing.  I did what I've done a hundred times; I put Grayson down on the floor of the family room in front of his toys.  I didn't think twice about him.  I was on the couch about to put on my shoes when I caught him from the corner of my eye toppling over an inflated cylinder (with bells that jingle as you roll it).

Grayson fell face first into the carpet.  I think his pacifier may have been in his mouth.  He stopped his fall with his teeth.  There was a slight pause.  Then he began to cry, face still buried in the carpet.  Stacy had come back downstairs by now, and she picked him up to comfort him.  At this point, neither of us thought he had hurt himself.  I'm sure he falls at least twice a day.

But then I looked at his face.  There was blood on both sides of his mouth.  His gums were bloody.  One of his front teeth looked off, but it might have just been the blood.  I tried not to panic.  After we cleaned him up a bit and gave him some ibuprofen, I called our dentist.  I was reassured that these things happen, and that his teeth are probably just fine.  Even better, our dentist will be up north this weekend should we need to have Grayson checked out.  (I love Dr. Pink by the way... great dentist.  Crimson Dental in Maple Grove.)

So we can check a new milestone off the list.  Grayson: First Blood - August 29, 2013.

I think we all survived.