Beautiful Eyelashes

Those long and luscious eyelashes are going to get Annabelle in trouble one day! And, today was absolutely no exception.

Annabelle and I were both in her bedroom this morning. I was folding clothes directly from the dryer in her room, and Annabelle was lying on the floor looking at a picture. Sophia was awake and starting to fuss from her swing in her bedroom.

Then Annabelle started crying and yelling, "I can't open my eye! I can't open my eye!"

I looked down to see Annabelle rubbing her eye. I knelt down beside her and tried to help her open her eye. I couldn't!

And, her top eyelashes were literally sealed underneath her bottom eyelid and on top of her eyeball. No joke! Have you ever seen that? How does that happen?

I freak! Calmly and quietly on the inside though. I ran and grabbed a wet cotton ball and literally tried to help Annabelle pry her eye open. It would NOT open!

I see blood! I freak some more! But again, calmly and quietly. I thought she had poked herself in the eye with the picture.

I called hubby. "Um, I think Annabelle has poked herself in the eye with something."

"Do you need me?" he asked.

"Yes," I replied.

I grabbed Sophia who was dressed in a diaper only and placed her in her car seat. I called out to Annabelle the entire time. "Keep your eye closed. I'll be right back. I am going outside to get Sophia in the car."

Then I come back for Annabelle who is, by the way, staying very calm. She is crying, but thankfully not screaming. She was a brave soul! I carried her to the car, still in her pajamas with bare feet.

Both kids are now in the car ready to go. I am still calm. Worrying about the worst, but still fairly calm.

I called her doctor's office quickly from outside of the car and spoke with a nurse. She said since they didn't have an appointment open immediately that I should go immediately to the ER since I thought I saw blood.

So, I crank the car and off we go. But, wait, I don't know how to get to the ER closest to our house! I called hubby again.

"We're off to the ER. How do I get there?" I asked.

He calmly gave me directions (even though I knew I had him scared to death).

As we near the Chick-fil-A at the first light leaving our neighborhood, Annabelle has stopped crying. I started asking her questions, but I continued to ask her to keep her eyes closed.

Mommy: Did you poke yourself in the eye with something?

Annabelle: No.

Mommy: Are you sure? Did you poke yourself in the eye with the picture you were looking at?

Annabelle: No. I was just rubbing my eyes.

[Pause]

Annabelle: Mommy, I see different colors. Yellow, orange and black.

Mommy: [Again, freaking a little.] Really? Well, just keep your eyes closed. Are you sure you didn't poke yourself in the eye with something?

I didn't think I could stand to see blood in her eye while driving down the road.

Annabelle: Yes.

I look back again after we had made a few turns. And, her eyes were open. And, I did NOT see blood!

I called hubby and asked where he was. He was only a block behind us! Someone used excessive speed to get home (if you ask me). I told him I was about to pull over to check out Annabelle's eyes as they were now open, and I didn't see blood.

I pulled over, and she was absolutely fine!!! I guess the blood I saw was the normal blood from the inside of her eye.

I have no clue what she did, but she freaked me out a little. I have learned the following.

(1) I need to drive to the hospital myself so I know, without a doubt, how to get there in case of an emergency.

(2) I need to plug in a phone to our home phone jack in case of a serious emergency where I need to call 911. We do not have a home phone, but the phone service cannot be disconnected completely as it is required that 911 still be accessible from home. I have problems locating my cell phone when in a panic, so I think this is a must.

(3) Get everyone dressed from head to feet as soon as possible every morning, including teeth brushed! Otherwise, an ER or doctor's visit may be a little embarrassing. We were all still in our pajamas. Well, I had thrown on a pair of shorts since I sleep in t-shirts, and our front door has windows where people can see inside if they are simply knocking. But, I wasn't looking too hot to say the least in my t-shirt, jean shorts and TN orange flip flops! Of course, I haven't looked too hot since Sophia was born!