My poor baby girl!!!!!

Question: So what do these 3 pictures have in common?














Answer: One little girl who shouldn't have been playing on the outside railing!





Yesterday, while I was cleaning out the car in the driveway the kids were playing nearby.





Ashley climbed up on the railing and couldn't get down.





Aussie said to me Ashley needs help, in a tone much like he would say if she needed help with a craft.





Then Mason said, she needs help getting down. I get out of the car and look up to see Ashley on top of the railing and she says, "I'm OK Mom I got it."





I was mad. What was she doing up there?





I was on my way to help her when she lost her balance. Her legs still on the top rail, she grabbed a hold of the rail with her hands and did a flip much like the gymnast above. Except instead of being on the uneven bars, she was on the railing where her face went smashing into the rails.





It was horrible!





Blood was dripping everywhere. As bad as it was it could have been much worse if she wasn't hanging on. Her head could have hit the cement and well...it couldn't have been much worse.





Greg wasn't home and I wasn't quite sure if I should take her to the emergency room or not. All I saw was blood, she could have had a broken nose or who knows what?





So I tell the kids to get in the car and I text Greg to call now! He was at a play. I feel terrible that he had to leave. I just thought I would meet him somewhere and we would decide if I need to take her in. As I was on the phone with him I saw a policeman at a gas station. I told Greg I was going to ask him. I pulled in and got the police man's attention and asked him to look at her. He said that I probably didn't need to take her in. He flashed his flashlight in her mouth and I could see the big cut up on her gums. She still had all of her teeth. He said that mouth injuries heal fast and they couldn't stitch her up there anyway. So I took her home and put ice on it.





The pictures shown here are from today (the next day). So she actually looks much better than the night before!

We were at church and Ashley was looking at a book of World Animals. She saw this mandrill and pointed to it and then pointed to herself. {{{PITIFUL!!!}}} It's sad but true, I think there is a bit of a resemblance. Poor baby girl!!!!



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I had to apologize to the kids today for saying a bad word last night over and over again when this happened. I told them I had already asked God to forgive me and I hoped they would forgive me too. And of course they did!

Ashley said that yesterday was the worst day ever for her. The beginning of the day was fun, but after knocking off 14 ticks off of her before we even got home and pulling out 6, she may be right. (That story for another day.)

Please pray that she heals quickly!