We are here!
We got a cabin by the lake and the kids really enjoyed exploring it, especially the loft part upstairs! We spent the first night settling in and reading stories.
Checking out the loft!
Reading stories by flashlight!
The second day was the big day for the kids. We got to meet Yogi (although Little Sweetie thought he was better from a distance) and played all day at the water park! We finished the day with an ice cream social, ceramics painting, and Little Sweetie trying her hand at fishing!
Hi there, Yogi!
Chatting with Yogi before the pool opens!
We didn't get a ton of pictures at the pool because we were so busy, but lots of fun had by all!
Little Buddy devouring his ice cream at the ice cream social!
Little Sweetie making up her own version of the Snoopy game in the cabin.
She ended up LOVING fishing!
Our last day started pretty uneventful, but finished as anything but. We enjoyed a pancake breakfast before packing up the cabin to head home. However, during the packing process we had a mishap. You see, Sanfilippo has robbed Little Buddy of his attention span. He can no longer focus on anything for any given time. Having to pack up while a hyperactive six month old is running back and forth in an non-childproofed cabin is not an easy task. We can't even put on a show for him and trust him to sit still and watch it, sadly. However, the cabin did have a screened in front porch and Little Buddy loves to pretend to sweep. The porch was empty, so we put him out there with a broom to sweep and jump around to his heart's content while I packed the cabin and Daddy loaded the car. All was well and good until I heard the screams and saw the blood. :(
Little Buddy had somehow pulled the cap off of the end of the handle of the metal broom, exposing a sharp circle of metal, which he then put in his mouth and tried to run with. Of course, since it was a mouth injury, there was blood everywhere. I steeled myself so that I could calm him. At first I was concerned that he had knocked out a tooth, but when we leaned him back to look, I noticed that he had scrapped the roof of his mouth. We calmed him down and cleaned him up and soon he was fine and even drinking water. Because the bleeding seemed to stop, his tetanus was up to date, and he was driving and acting fine, we decided he was ok. I held him while Daddy packed the car and off we went. We event stopped to get lunch, which he ate just fine.
But that wasn't the end of it.
Later that night, I noticed Little Buddy clearing his throat oddly, so we laid him back to look in his mouth again. Initially worried that the scab on the roof of his mouth had opened, I was horrified to find that this time I could see back further into his throat and that he had actually cut a dime-sized chunk of flesh out of his throat with the broom! We immediately rushed him to the emergency room, thankful that our neighbor was home to watch Little Sweetie while we did so.
To make a long story short, the ER doctor said that Little Buddy was going to be OK. He had injured himself over his hard palette and it would heal on his own. We just had to administer an antibiotic and use a mouthwash to prevent infection. It was scary to hear, though, how lucky we were. If the injury had been just a few centimeters to the side, Little Buddy would have cut over his soft palate and possibly into his carotid artery. My heart stopped as the doctor told us that.
We knew that our lives were going to be harder with Little Buddy's Sanfilippo diagnosis, but this was the first time that we came THAT close to a live-threatening situation. We are immediately putting measures into place to help keep him safe, including looking into have a secure chair to put him in when one of us can't be with him or hold him. We love our Little Buddy so much and we hate what this disease is doing to him. But it is our reality; so we will adjust so that we can keep making memories together as a family. Because our time together is what matters most.
Starting the day with pancakes...
...but ending in the ER. Thanking God that Little Buddy is ok!
Hoping for many more adventured-filled family dates, but maybe with less injuries!
Good night,
Little Buddy's Momma
LBM
