Tests and more tests

Jackson took this picture as we flew over him.

Jackson was on his way to Primary's, he had been downtown at work.  He was winding through roads not sure how to get there, then he saw the helicopter fly over head.  Knowing that was his little boy.  He was able to tell which direction to go because of life flight.
We arrived at the hospital and were rushed to get a cat scan.  During it I could be in the room, but not right next to him.  He began throwing up all over the place.  He had a neck brace on, and they were careful to not let him move, so they turned him on his side, stiff as a board to throw up out the side.  It was a lot with blood in it.
Jackson finally arrived and I sat down, I didn't feel I could stand.  Him being there brought so much comfort and strength.  He would kiss my forehead and put his arm around me.  I just wanted him to sit by me, but he wanted to actively see what was going on.  Hudson had continued to ask for Dad, so we were happy to let him know dad was here.
We then were taken to the PICU (primary intensive care unit)  He went on to throw up at least every couple hours the next day and a half.  He was having so many tests going on, it was a whirlwind.  We started getting results back.  They had asked me if he had been sick with a cold, because his left ear was full of fluid.  He hadn't been sick , so that didn't sound good to me.
We found out he had a fracture above his right ear towards the back of his head that y's out in three directions.  When they showed us the image it was more disturbing than both of us expected.  It took up such a large portion of his skull.  Part of it was pushed under the other side, which my have been cause for surgery, so we had to wait to see if he needed surgery on that, and there was bleeding on the brain underneath that, which was the most concerning.  If this increased we would need to go in for surgery.
Hudson continued to cry about his left ear, but we weren't sure why, later (it felt long hours later) results came back from different imaging that the fracture, extended across his forehead all the way over to his left ear.  Which explains his ear being full of blood and why it was hurting him.
Everyone wanted to know how he was dong this day, he stayed responsive, miserable, and smart.  He could always answer questions and he remembered everything, this gave us such good hope.  But we just didn't know much beyond that.
We were supposed to get another cat scan Friday morning which felt so far away.  They came in and let us know they were moving it up for an hour away.  The cat scan did not show an increase in blood, this is an answer to our prayers, our first good news from the results!!!  We were so grateful to hear this.    We then went on to learn that the specialists reviewed the skull and decided to just leave it, so no surgery again. Again, such good news.  He may have a bump on his head the rest of his life there, but that is just fine:)  He had swelling outside the skull which is expected for this and not concerning.  We were so grateful to be getting good news.  But this didn't take away from my deep concern of how his brain will heal and what this means long term for us.