I woke up early this morning to take Avery to Grand Rapids for his appointment. I took all three kids with me. They are going to take his whole leg cast off. I was looking forward to it. I cannot wait for him to be able to move his leg more freely.
I guess I just wasn't thinking clearly though. The girls were in the room also, and the doctor just started taking his dressings off. Ally saw his injuries for the first time, and I saw them for the second. Still not a pleasant sight to see on your five year old boy. Still made me feel queasy. I could tell Ally was in shock. She sat in the corner for a little bit, and then came over and whispered in my ear, "Mom, im sorry that I was mean to Avery and jealous." She sat back down. Once the doctor started taking the stitches out of his stump, and his skin grafted thigh, Avery screamed bloody murder. Stiff with pain, sweating, nose dripping. I just sat there with him holding his hand telling him he was doing great. The pain im sure was just unbearable. It was hard to watch him go through that. He doesnt deserve it. But, the little trooper got through it. And walked out with a sucker and a smile on his face. Ally walked out with Adria in the middle of it, and went into the waiting room. It was too much for her to bear. I wont say it was good that she was in there, but it showed her how serious his injuries really are. This whole time she's been saying, "he's fine, why does he keep getting all this attention and presents?" She just had no clue that what we were trying to tell her was true. Now she knows, and I hope she can get over her jealousy. I think its pretty normal for her to feel that way though. Every kid loves attention.
I took the jogging stroller with us and we walked through the Muskegon mall. Besides Adria throwing fits, and one ipod and cellphone battery dead from playing angry birds, it was enjoyable. We are now home, everyone sleepy, but in good spirits. Getting ready for our company to come tonight and fourth of july fireworks!
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