From the Hospital

I am certain all that read this already know what happened to my son Zachary yesterday and for those that don't .. Well .. He was ran over by a 4wheeler .. I am not even sure if there is a different way to say it that makes it sound less horrible .. I am sitting next to my baby boy's hospital bed listening to the sound of his morphine induced snoring .. It's a wonderful sound for a mother who only 12 hours ago received a call from a sobbing little boy who could only tell us to come quick that Zach was hurt real bad .. For every parent who has made that drive you know that fear .. That fear of the unknown .. That feeling in your stomach .. That feeling like time is crawling and you cannot get there fast enough .. And to arrive on the scene of an ambulance .. Praying that the little boy on the ground is not yours .. And the horrifying realization that it is .. in fact .. your baby laying there .. covered in blood and crying out for you .. In that moment .. The most raw and tender parts of your heart break .. As I stood helpless over my little boy .. Only God knows what a mother needs in those moments .. Only my God was in control .. Don't get me wrong .. I sobbed .. and sobbed .. I arrived at the hospital in the passenger seat of the ambulance .. A broken women and in shock .. The phone calls and text messages started to go out and the family started to pile in .. At one point tonight my son had 4 grandmothers here .. That's a lot of promises of ice cream when he gets better .. My mother in law immediately went to his side to lay hands on him and pray .. I sat in the corner and wept .. The prayers started to go up .. The scans and x rays brought reports of more good than bad news .. God was listening to all of us last night .. They took Zachary to surgery to repair a broken femur bone at 10:00pm last night .. My son was run over by a 4wheeler and only has a broken leg .. I say only because I know that his injuries could be so much worse .. He could be dead .. God was listening to all of us last night .. He wakes up and asks for a drink and get more pain medicine .. He tells the nurses thank you and that he is sorry for being bossy .. My awesome kid is laying in a hospital bed apologizing .. Thank you friends for praying for my baby .. Thank you God for answering our prayers last night .. Thank you Zach for being such an awesome kid .. Thank you Sam for sleeping on a hospital cot and loving this little boy as much as I do .. Thank you Mom .. Kim .. Grandma Judy .. Mary .. Bob .. Debbie .. Mamaw .. Bobbie .. Barbara for being here and sitting and waiting with us .. Thank you Barbie for being Awesome .. Thank you to every single awesome friend that text .. facebooked .. tweeted .. praying and asking for prayers for my little man .. Thank you Jill for praying with me ... Thank you Stacy for being at work and taking care of things for me .. Thank you God for listening and answering our prayers last night .. Zach is going to be okay .. He will start with a little physical therapy in the morning and go from there .. I plan to keep all updated via blog, facebook and text message .. It's now 6:05am and I have yet to close my eyes .. Last time Zach woke up he thanked Sam and I for staying with him at the hospital and told me to lay down and get some rest .. This child is truly an angel with a heart of gold .. In all of his pain and weakness he is worried about us .. Thank you God for giving me the opportunity to be the mother of one of the most amazing kids I have ever met .. I think I will try to close my eyes for a minute before he wakes up again .. Blessings .. Kristal