Our miracle

When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, because the Lord is the one who holds his hand. Psalm 34:7 NASB

Landon fell out of our 2nd story window last night.



I'm happy to report that he is fine. Here we are trying to get Landon to tell us exactly where he fell.




I had all the windows wide open last night to vent some of the noxious fumes from the texture spray that I had applied yesterday afternoon (we are finishing off the server closet and prepping it for paint). We came home after a fun night where Landon attended Kamden's 6th birthday party, Aaron and Lincoln had special one on one time at Chuck E Cheese, and Leia and I had a Pei Wei date. :-) After bath, Landon requested his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume from a few Halloweens back...complete with turtle "shell" on the back. He was hiding from Lincoln on the side of the couch in front of the window, and, from what we can figure out, was attempting to hide behind the couch when he leaned back (assuming the window was closed as it always is), and popped the screen out and fell about 16 feet to the ground, where he landed in our shrubs. We still can't figure out whether I had stepped into the office with Aaron for a minute and that is when he fell, or if I was actually in the playroom and cleaning up (the fan was on so it might have covered the sound of the screen popping off). Landon did not make a sound. No screams, nothing. Lincoln kept repeating, "where's Landon, where's Landon", and I told him he was hiding (we aren't sure if Lincoln saw him disappear, or if he was just asking that when he couldn't find him).

The first indication that something was wrong was when I heard Landon crying outside. Of course there are no words to explain all of the thoughts and feelings that ran through my head....from, how did he get downstairs and what is he doing outside, to, I just checked and it looked like the screen was on....to, "dear God- did he just fall out the window?!?"....I ran over and there was Landon...in the dark, standing on the grass, crying, saying, "mom, I fell out the window." I screamed for Aaron in a complete panic, and he came running out of the office asking, "did he fall?" (later he told me that he was hoping Landon was hanging there...which would be my first thought too as he usually has great balance and reflexes and can hang for a long time)....and then when he heard Landon outside he went racing down the stairs. He carefully brought Landon in and although at first glance he appeared to be fine, he raced off to the ER. I made some calls for prayer, and sweet Granny Bobbie came over to stay with Lincoln and Leia while they slept so I could head over to the ER. Both Keith and Barie came up separately and I am so grateful for our dear friends. Their son, Kade, was very thoughtful and brought Landon his pillow pet to borrow, which Landon loved and held close the whole night (perhaps the first pillow pet to get a ct scan!) and told all of the hospital staff that his friend Kade let him borrow it (thanks, Kade!). Thankfully, the hospital is minutes away and they got Landon in immediately. They did several scans and xrays and they all came back normal. Three hours later, we were all home and sleeping!

As of this morning, Landon is not complaining of any pain at all, and we are praising God for a miracle. Our son just fell about 16 feet backwards out of a 2nd story window and he has no bruises, scrapes, or injuries- thank you, God!

Here is Landon showing off the shell. We are convinced that the padding and shell helped protect him from some of the impact of the fall. Landon tells us that he closed his eyes when he was falling, and when he landed it was "soft"! We are not sure if he blacked-out for a little while or not, but regardless, there were a hundred things that could have gone wrong and every little thing went right. I think that he has a pretty great guardian angel. :-)



And, it's true what Dr. Dobson writes in his book, Bringing Up Boys, half the battle of raising boys (especially active and daring ones like Landon) really is keeping them alive!

Thank you all for your prayers and for checking in with us throughout the drama. We love you and are thankful for our wonderful friends and family.