Anna Says - The Coolest... I Have Ever Seen

The Coolest .... I have ever seen

This hand knitted bear is the coolest thing I have seen in a really long time. Let me tell you why.

Last night I had to call an ambulance. BabyCool burnt his hands and feet with some really hot water. I had decided that the mopping just HAD to be done at 6pm at night. I used really really hot, close to boiling water {so it would dry really quickly}. BabyCool was being entertained by his sisters in another room. I had shut the door - or so I thought. BabyCool pushed the door open, crawled in, saw the bucket and decided to use it to help him stand up.  Accident. 

I am realising, that the details just don't matter. It was an accident. These things happen.

I am having an almost anti-adrenaline rush today which has left me tired, emotional and feeling so stoooopid. But I am so so grateful. 

• I am grateful that I live in a country where we have fresh running water in our house with which to bathe burns
• I am so thankful to have an ambulance service with staff so thoughtful and kind and who work quickly and efficiently and who then stay with an upset baby and mum those few moments longer than they are required to 
• I am thankful for understanding, kind nurses and doctors who see a need and work fast to ensure that a little baby with burns is comfortable and not in pain
• I am blessed to be in a country where nurses are trained to care and to be personable and who give comfort to a mum who is feeling awful that her dear boy has been hurt
• I am in awe of technology that allows a doctor in my town to take a photo of red blistered feet, email them to a burns specialist in a bigger town and get advice on the best care for our baby boy
• I am so amazed by friends and family who are so willing to help in any way they can, from lending cars, minding sleeping children, to prayer, to delivering of Kindles and dry clothes, to offers of food and company 
• I am so thankful for medical technology that allows big burns to little feet to be covered up and protected by no less than silver embedded dressings

What I am most grateful for today is my dear baby boy who has woken up happy and full of life, despite having bandaged hands and feet. His smile, his cuddles and his giggles are the best thing he could have done for his mum who has a sore heavy heart today.

And the bear? Somewhere out there is someone who has sat down to knit a bear. A bear that they donated to the Red Cross. That bear was then given to the Ambulance Service. Then it was given to my very scared and struggling baby boy in the back of an Ambulance. The Ambulance officer tried to cheer up BabyCool with the bear, but he was just too distressed to appreciate the toy. 

This morning however, there were special cuddles and special giggles for the Red Cross Bear. I am grateful for the lovely person who knew that at a time when a child is most scared, that they might need a cuddly toy.

Life is Cool. Love it. Live it. Share it.