After much thought (and saving) we decided to get a pool! We are really excited about turning our huge backyard into an oasis. They started construction this past thursday and moved much faster than we thought they would, as you can see. All of this was done in 3 days!! The kids are past the point of excitement. Seeing the pool "shell" in the back yard is like waving a piece of candy in front of their face. Yesterday the kids wanted to get in the bottom of the pool, since NO children are allowed in the back yard, they were dying to check it out. We thought that would be fine and we could get a cute picture of them at the same time. Well, as they got out and started walking along the EDGE of the pool, (yes, of course I was telling them in my over protective mom voice to GET DOWN NOW) Gray fell in head first. I was just walking toward him to grab his hand to avoid this very thing. Time stood still as I watched my baby fall into an empty pool. He reached his hand out to break his fall, therefore saving his head from a more severe head injury. As I screamed, daddy took him inside and tried to calm him down. He had a big knot on his head, a very swollen wrist and a bloody knee. Daddy took him to the ER because I was still in panick mode with tears running down my face. After x-rays and a cat scan to check his head, we were told that his head was fine but he had a buckle fracture in his arm and would have to wear a cast for 4-6 weeks. I feel really bad for him and I am wondering how we are going to tell him that he can't swim in the much anticipated pool for 6 weeks?? (sigh) Maybe the kids will start listening to me the FIRST time I tell them something? Hmmmm, I doubt it.
