A HUGE SCARE; BUT ALL IS WELL

Most of you know that Becky and Charles delivered their second child, our first grandson, the day after Thanksgiving. Ethan Austin Graf is a sweet, calm little boy with dark eyes which promise to be brown (or very dark hazel). He perpetually has just the touch of a smile behind his lips - like he has a fun secret or is just glad to be here with you. Audrey adores him as you can see from the photo.

We had a pretty big scare last Friday night. Becky was trying to place him in the baby bjorn (a body carrier which they use when they all go out for a walk together) when somehow he pushed off with his legs at the wrong moment and fell backwards out of her arms. Unfortunately she was in their bathroom which has a concrete floor beneath the linoleum so he cracked his head pretty hard. She was able to grab at the sleeper he was in and break the fall just a little but it was not enough to protect the impact very much. The goose egg was huge and immediate. They rushed him to quick care at the bottom of the hill and from there to emergency. The hospital kept him overnite to continue to observe and watch for any possible brain swelling or bleeding. You can imagine the feelings of his parents as they waited to get test results. I immediately called the temple to get his name onto the prayer roll and phoned some close family members to add more faithful prayers on his behalf.

We are happy to report that even though he did, indeed, fracture the skull (from the tip of his head to just behind the ear) there appears to be no further problem. Both the neurologist and the pediatrician feel that all will be well and that there will be no problems down the road. We are grateful, so grateful, to hold him in our arms once again and look into his sweet little face. Words cannot describe our relief and gratitude that he will be OK.