Airbags and Seatbelts

If you are a facebook stalker, you know that I was in a pretty bad car accident last Thursday.  Let me just say, it was scary.  Here is how scary it was:

Yes, that is a car.  It is my car.  My very first car.  The car I own free and clear.

It has been a traumatic experience.  But I'm moving on.

So now I will answer the FAQ's:

Was the baby okay?
Yes, thank goodness.  If he wasn't, I wouldn't be writing this post.  They hooked me up to a monitor at the hospital and we heard the most beautiful sound in the world - his little heartbeat.  And then he decided he didn't really like the monitor, so he kept kicking it.  I don't think anything could have sounded better.


What type of car was that?
I know, it is unrecognizable.  It is a Toyota Corolla.

What happened?
As I explained to a friend (hi Melissa!), both cars wanted to be in the same place in the intersection at at the same time.  My car lost.  Not that the other driver's car was scratch-free.  But I think it will be reparable.  Mine...not so much.

Are you okay?
Yes, I'm doing fine.  Bruised and sore (please don't make me laugh too hard - that really hurts!) but I feel very blessed to have walked away from the accident in as good shape as I did.

Was the other driver okay?
Children, pay attention.  WEAR YOUR SEATBELT!!!  The other driver was okay, but she was more scraped up than I was.  Because she wasn't wearing a seatbelt she was thrown to the passenger-side floor.  She ended up having to get some stitches.  I've been told she's okay other than the stitches.

Did the airbags hurt?

Not when they were going off.  To be honest, I didn't know they'd gone off until after the car was still and I could smell something funny, kind of like something burning.  Then I noticed the airbags.  Every single airbag in the car deployed.  Which later explained why everyone kept asking me if I was the only one in the car.  I was frustrated that they couldn't tell by looking.  It wasn't until a few hours later that I realized the couldn't see into the car because of the side airbags in the windows.

Now afterwards, yes, I hurt from the airbags.  But I'd rather have a bruise on my chest and scrapes on my arms than my head through the windshield or my ribs broken by the steering wheel.  And now I'm no longer afraid of airbags deploying because you don't know it's happening until AFTER it happens!

Words of wisdom?
Okay, so this hasn't been a frequently asked question.  But you get my advice anyway.

Wear your seatbelt and drive a Toyota.  It may look bad, but the cab came through without much damage.