Yesterday evening, Abner and I faced what could have been one of our biggest fears….we took Kaylee to the E.R. around 5:30pm. While playing with Daddy, she fell backwards from the sitting position, hitting her head on the counter top and some keys. She immediately tried to cry, but wouldn’t catch her breath for about a minute or so. She began to turn blue and black from her face and mouth, putting Abner and I in complete shock. She got to the point where she was beginning to close her eyes as if she was going to pass out. We stood there with her, trying to keep her awake and trying to get her to breath. Still not crying, it looked as if she had finally got a little breath of air. I tried talking to her and getting her to react, but it seemed all she wanted to do was close her eyes. Not sure if she was just tired or if something more severe had happened, considering she hit her head pretty hard, Abner and I decided to rush her to the clinic. Upon arriving at the only open clinic they told us they could not treat her because it was head injury and needed to take her to the ER. The 15 minute drive to the ER seemed to be an eternity, trying to get to Kadlec Hospital in Richland quickly, at rush hour, is simply impossible!! Thank God, that a few minutes before we arrived, Kaylee began to react to our calls and smile and giggle like normal. Once we arrived at the ER, we were seen by two nurses and a Dr. within 20 minutes. Everything was ok, and she was going to be just fine! Thank YOU GOD!!!! I praise God, b/c things could have gone much worse, she could have fallen from the countertop to the floor, or she could have cut her head with the keys she landed on. Upon many “could haves,” God was our rescue, and allowed nothing at all to happen to her! Abner and I have never been so scared in our lives and we are still trying to get over the shock of seeing our little girl not reacting in our arms…we thank you all for your continued prayers towards our family.

Here is a picture of Kaylee from the day before the incident, when she turned 10 months. As you can see, she is just getting more and more beautiful as the days pass!

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