There had to be at least one trip to the ER this summer!

Glen is out of town for a couple days to be with his grandpa, as his health is failing. So the girls and I stayed home to nurse colds and pink eye! (FUN) :)

Last night (Friday) I decided to go to my sister's house to get out for a bit and not have to be alone. All was fine, kids were playing and having fun and sister and I were enjoying the time by talking and catching up (we've been separated for a whole week because the kids were all sick and had pink eye, not normal for us). Riley was enjoying the giant YOGA ball with Alexus when all of the sudden she lost her balance and fell over, bonking her head on the floor. Alexus stood over her and thought she was trying to be silly with her hands clenched by her side (something Riley does when frustrated), I looked over and noticed something very wrong. She looked as though she were seizing, and I ran to her and she was! I started to panic and had sister call 911. The kids started crying and all was chaos. Riley was not responsive and her eyes looked like glass, she was twitching and couldn't catch her breath. I was screaming but also trying to figure out if there was anything I could do for her. Time is passing by and she begins to turn blue. As I'm panicking I'm hearing a calm voice telling me there IS nothing I can do but to stop panicking and to lay her down. (before the calmness I was holding her in my arms pretty much running in circles). Once I did calm down bubbles were coming out of her mouth, then I noticed her chest rising a little more normally and she started to breath again. She was very disoriented and was immobile, about another minute went by and she was coherent and her eyes changed from almost lifeless to lively and curious. She started looking at me and grabbing at my face as if she were seeing four of me, which she probably was. The medics got there shortly after she came to, asked lots of questions checked her vitals and suggested we go to Loma Linda for further evaluation. My entire family was by our side immediately. Maddie stayed with my mom and Jess's kids and had a "slumber party". I later found out that as the ambulance was leaving with Riley and I, Maddie, still very shaken up said, "My baby's gone, I miss my Wywee." When I heard that I had a huge lump in my throat and watery eyes. Glen's mom met us at the hospital and shortly after she arrived, my dad, sister, brother and sister in law were all there. It felt so good to be surrounded by our family and know that they are always there no matter what time of day or night.

After just looking at Riley the Dr.s were almost positive she had had an "impact seizure", which is exactly what it sounds like, she had fallen and hit a sweet spot which caused an "electrical charge" so to speak to be set off in the brain immediately after the bonk. They had her eat and drink to make sure she wasn't going to vomit, checked her body for any abnormalities. They opted not to give her a CAT scan 1) because everything on the outside looked normal and well and 2) because the radiation is very intense. They mentioned to come back if she had certain symptoms or if it happened again, and at that time more tests would be run and a scan would be done. After a little while they discharged her. The whole thing started at 8 pm and we were leaving the hospital by 11:30, not bad huh?! I was happy we were taking her home but worried at the same time that maybe she might have another one. She fell asleep right when we got in the car and slept the night away right next to me when we got to my parent's house. She woke up in good spirits and has been the same little Riley.

That, by far, was the scariest moment of my entire life up to this point. In that moment I really thought that we might lose her. I'm so grateful she's alright and her normal Riley self. I'm feeling extra appreciative to Heavenly Father that I'm able to be a mom to our two beautiful girls, but also realize that they are truly HIS children and I have no control over their destiny, which kind of scares me (maybe because I'm a little bitsy of a control freak, huh?) :)

So, the YOGA ball will be murdered later this evening and I will be following Riley around with a pillow to catch her falls for a few weeks!!! ;) I do not recommend this experience to anyone!!!!!!