Ouch, Ouch, Ouch and an Orange

Yesterday morning, I was carrying Camryn and going down the stairs. On the last couple of stairs I stepped wrong (foot turned sideways toward my ankle) and fell crashing down with Camryn onto the carpet and tile entryway. Oh, it hurt soooo bad. I was crying out in pain, flailing around. Cami was howling. I was worried I had slammed onto her and broken her arm or leg in the fall. Luckily, she checked out fine. Just scared and slightly bumped up.

Morgan and Gavin had already left for school. Reagan was asleep. So I was crying and asking Austin to come help me. Austin came over and the little stinker thought I was faking it! He started laughing at me, telling me I could walk, just get up, Mommy! I was asking him to bring me a pillow for my foot. Or bring me the phone to call Daddy. Or to bring me some frozen peas from the freezer. He just didn't get that I was really hurt. Then he laughed at Cami who was still very upset over my crying and wailing and calling for help. Her nose was a runny mess and she was doing a crazy, upset cry. So then I started crying for Reagan to wake up and come help me. Please come, Reagan! But sleeping beauty would not wake!

Austin finally decided that maybe he would have to help me. He ended up being quite the hero. He brought me a pillow, then he went to the fridge and came back saying, "You wanted something very cold to eat?" and carrying an ORANGE! What a sweet kid. He finally got both the frozen peas and the phone for me. What a little man!

I think I gave myself a very bad sprain. Definitely not the week for hobbling around the house, when I should be hitting the stores, but it will all get done. It really could have been so much worse. What if I fell at the top of the stairs, or both Camryn and I had broken bones? So I'm glad for that. And what if Austin had been asleep? Who would have helped me and brought me an orange???