While I was at work I get a phone call and all I hear is, "Blood..... tooth.... crying..." Keali was TRYING to tell me what happened but the scary moment got the best of her and made it difficult to speak. I ran home, (literally ran since I walked to work this morning) and find Nash smiling and Keali crying. Moments earlier Nash was chewing on the end of the draw string that pulls our window shades up and down. We discovered he liked doing this a few weeks ago so we normally hang the cord out of reach. Today we regrettably missed it. While standing next to the window he had the string in his mouth and must have fallen. The string pulled his tooth out in an instant and the blood began to pour out. He cried for about 1 minute and calmed down rather quickly. Keali on the other hand took much longer to calm down. When she heard him fall she thought it was just a normal fall (happens about 50 times a day) but when he started crying and she saw a cute little tooth on the carpet, the adrenaline began to pump. The horrific amount of blood gushing out of his mouth made the moment even that much more terrifying.
Since nothing like this has ever happened to us we rushed Nash to our dentist to see what could be done. Since he's just a tyke and the tooth came completely out root and all, we'll just have to wait until his big-boy tooth fills in the space in about seven years. Let's just say, we'll be reminded often of this incident every time Nash smiles at us! :-( The lucky tooth was just to the right of his front teeth. The strangest thing is that this tooth had just broken through about a week ago and was barely protruding... just enough I guess.
As you can see in the video, Nash has quickly recovered and has started to walk with the help of his walker toy. He is happier and more fun than ever. We love him so much and think he's the cutest boy in the world, even with a pirate tooth. As for Keali, she is still recovering from the trauma. She blames herself but needs to know that accidents do and will happen.
Just thought everyone might enjoy a fun/sad story to brighten/sadden up your day.
Love to all,
AJ
The cute little tooth
The blood that soaked through to his undershirt :-(That evening before bed.
