Oh What a Day!

Today started out like any other. Jake got on the bus, I dropped Josh off at school, and Jill and I went to run some Easter errands. Well then I get the call that every mom dreads, "Mrs. Hyland, you need to come to school, Josh had an accident on the playground and we think he needs stitches." So, you tell the checker at Randall's to hurry since your 5 year old son is hurt at school, you drive like a maniac to the school and run into the office, with your baby swinging wildly in the carrier, to get your kid. Then you calm down a little and realize he isn't going to die, and take your groceries home and toss all the perishables somewhere in the fridge while calling the pediatrician to fit you in.

So, Dr. Cohen sees Josh and tells us we need stitches. He sends us to the ER with a request for a plastic surgeon. We do all that stuff and are still waiting when Dr. Cohen comes by to check on us. He learns we have no idea who we are going to see and that the ER staff hasn't even requested a plastic surgeon. The wonderful doctor then tells the ER staff who to call, in order. His first choice agrees to take us, but at his office. Luckily, across the parking lot!

Then we meet Dr. Barrera (I have all his info if you need him) and he is wonderful. He has us in and out of his office in 10 minutes and managed to get Josh to cooperate like a champ (the previous visits with Dr. Cohen and the ER nurses were not so good). The nurse told me he was the best patient she had seen in 15 years of working there, adult or child. He didn't even freak when he got the numbing shots. We go back Monday to get the stitches out.

And by the way, he was playing at recess and fell off a Razor scooter and landed on the handles. The redness around it is the scrape from the end of the handle.

And SUPER THANKS to Grandeb for coming along to keep Jill while I did all the Josh stuff. And also to Auntie Courtney who brought french fries and Root Beer at Josh's request to the ER for our "lunch."

So here are pics of the fun...


Josh before with his open wound.



Josh after. He didn't want to take the pic so I told him he could do big eyes.




More Josh after.