Jude means "Praise".
Tuesday night, Jude fell and hit his head. When I went to see what happened, his face and Kwang's shirt were covered with blood as it gushed from a gash in his forehead. This was our first experience taking him to the ER. He now has four stitches smack dab in the middle of his forehead. My poor Jude.
After going through neurosurgery with him at 5mos of age, it sounds silly to say that this hospital visit was just as traumatizing for us if not more. While being strapped in a body wrap with a towel over his face as they stitched him up, he wimpered and then cried, saying all the new words he's learned to try and console himself. What two year old does that? It was so sad.
I honestly can't believe Jude has only recently turned two years old. He's such a strong boy and I'm amazed at his composure and attitude when things happen. It might almost be easier for me if he reacted like I expect a toddler to-- screaming, kicking, & wailing. But because he tries to "cha-moh" (endure), I'm just always so sad for him. So I often think God gave him this personality partly because of what he's had to go through. MRIs, VCUGs, surgery, CT scans, stitches... all in his first two years. I only wish he didn't have to go through so much. Yet despite these things, I feel extremely blessed to have Jude for a son and praise God everyday for him.
I really have to toughen up now that I'm a mother of two boys. I don't know what I'd do without Kwang. He tells me Jude will be fine, but as Jude's mom I'm sad he's going to have a scar in the middle of his forehead. The doctor even mentioned plastic surgery as an option! That's when I was reminded of 1 Samuel 16:7, "Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." As I watch his personality and character shaping, I pray Jude grows to have a good heart. One that brings God much pleasure.
Here he is the morning after, giving the thumbs up that he's okay:
4 comments:
OMG jude is so precious!! what an amazingly strong little boy. can i hook him up with my niece when they get older?? =) it's great to see him so happy and doing well despite the forehead injury. what a scare it must have been for the three of you (well, more for you than jude it seems). what great faith your family has to endure so well. blessings!
what a tough and happy guy! he's got a great balance of the 2 because he's got 2 great parents. but that had to have been heart wrenching hearing him say words he's learned to comfort himself to endure the pain....
that's why i'm jude's biggest fan! hehehe...he's such a strong boy! he's so handsome...even if he has a scar it won't make a difference. i'm so encouraged by the faith that you've exemplified... i'll pray for quick healing. laura :)
that must have been very difficult for you to watch. isn't it funny how when things happen to our kids the feelings are magnified a 1000 times? i cried during my last labor with jaylin, not so much because of my labor pains but because i couldn't handle thinking my 3 girls having to go through the same thing when they're grown...stupid but true. don't worry about the scar...it'll make him look tough when he's grown!
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