6 Stitches and 2 1/2 hours later

At around 9:47 AM, we received a call from Kyle's teacher saying that his chin was "busted open" and that he may need stitches. She reassured me that he was "okay" and calm. He cried a little bit. The teacher brought him to the office and she was waiting there with him when we picked him up. He wasn't crying and he was sitting so calm and quiet. She told us how he got hurt. She said he was playing with a tricycle and a girl wanted to play on it so she decided to PUSH him off of it! So he must have ended up falling down on his chin. I was a little upset at the child and I HOPE they let her know that it wasn't right at all! We walked back with Kyle's teacher to the classroom to get his jacket and backpack.

We took him to the Emergency Room of the hospital. After we checked in at the ER desk, we were brought into the back and they checked his temperature and weighed him. Soon after, we were taken to an exam room. We were so surprised we were put in a room so fast. They gave him some medicine that helps relax and calm him. It made him a little tired and seem to relax his muscles. Then they had to numb his chin. The doctor gave him 6 stitches. By then he was happy as can be and wasn't feeling a thing! We spent about 2 1/2 hours there. Shannon had to carry him to the car because he couldn't walk, and he had to carry him into the car and set him in his booster seat.

We have to go back to the ER in 5 days to have the stitches taken out, which would be next Wednesday. Shannon and I decided to keep him out of school on Monday and Wednesday of next week. I called his teacher to let her know and I also gave her a little update on how the ER trip went. I also asked her to let the bus driver know that Kyle won't be going to school on Monday or Wednesday.

So that's our Friday! Let the weekend begin!