Lauren's Boo Boo

We had to make an emergency trip to the dentist today. I was outside washing windows and the girls were playing. All of a sudden I heard Lauren scream, so I jumped off the ladder to see what was going on. She was walking towards the brick steps and tripped just before getting there. When she fell, her mouth hit the brick. As I was walking towards her, it didn't look real bad, just a little blood on her chin like she had scraped it. After I picked her up, blood started pouring out of her mouth. (I am not good with blood) I ran her into the house and to the kitchen sink so I could see how bad it was. Her tooth went all the way through her bottom lip and the inside of her lip was badly torn. I also noticed that one of her front teeth was pushed back behind the other. At this point, I was feeling very weak and faint. My whole body was clammy and I was seeing stars. Thankfully Paul was there!! I gave Lauren to him and ran to the couch to lay down. My first thought was to take her to the ER but Paul said we should call the doctor first. The doctor told us we should go to the dentist first. So, I got myself under control and took her to the dentist. Lauren was amazing!!!! She did not cry or make a noise at the dentist office. She did everything they asked her to do and was an angel. The dentist gave a couple of big pushes on her tooth and popped it back into place. The wound on her bottom lip had already closed together so he thought she would be fine without any stitches. The thing that I am most worried about is that he said her tooth could turn black and they may have to pull it out. I pray this does not happen. He said it could take weeks, months or a year for this to happen...we will just have to keep a watch on it. Poor baby girl has a huge lip but she seems to be doing well tonight. She wanted me to take a picture for Mamaw so I thought I would post them here as well.


Sorry about the dirty face...she was eating popsicles to help her lip feel better.