First Trip to Pediatric Urgent Care

On October 30, Collin and I were enjoying the amazing fall weather at our neighborhood park. We were running up and down hills, digging in rocks with sticks, and checking out the other children who were actually using the playground equipment. As he went from one section to another, he headed down three little steps. And that last step got him. I thought it was a typical toddler crash where a mommy hug and kiss make it better in 30-seconds or less.

But while he's wailing, I see a pebble IMPALED in his forehead. I panic and try to calm him down as I consider my options - get the pebble out, go home and take it out with tweezers, take him to the ER.

Then the world's nicest people enter the scene. The couple with 3 older boys comes over with water and paper towels. Then a first aid kit. All the while telling Collin how brave he is and telling me I'm doing a great job (I'm sure they could see I was shaken). The guy helps me hold Collin as I free the pebble, then clean up and band-aid the wound. Collin calms down now that we've ceased to mess with his forehead, and we even swing for a few minutes to try and settle both of us down before we head home.

Once at home, I text my best friend Amber, mother of three, and Cas this picture with the question of does it look bad enough to visit an ER for stitches.
Not the best of weekends for Cas to be out of town with work. I was worried that he'd have a scar and I'd forever regret not having taken him to the doctor. So an immediate response followed by a call from Amber encouraged me to take him in to glue up his wound. A long hour later, we were back home, his wound thoroughly rinsed (while Collin screamed like he was being tortured) and glued.

Here he is enjoying a well-deserved dinner of animal crackers and ice cream (while I sipped my well-deserved glass of wine)!
When asked about his wound, his story goes "by the statue, all fall down, bumped my head, sharp, ouch, band-aid." Pretty much sums it up - I'm hoping he won't be traumatized on our next visit to the park.