DalrympleClanAdventures: A Dalrymple First.....

Well we made it until our third boy before we had our FIRST (I'm sure there will be many more in our future) ER visit! We were having such a nice day yesterday. I took the boys to the museum in the morning so they could run indoors and explore. Everyone had such fun. They took nice naps.

And then shortly after Ewan got up, just as I was getting his snack ready there was a crash and a scream. Sean was on the floor with one of the end tables next to him. It was just on the other side of the kitchen/hall wall so I didn't see it happen, but either he pulled up on the table and fell on him or he was already standing next to it and pulled it down. Jack and Ewan did this also as babies, but yet they didn't get injuries. Oh well!

Sean was screaming and nearly instantly the blood started gushing, just above his eye. I immediately called Oma to watch the big boys so I could take Sean to the after hours doc myself. By the time she got here the bleeding was much better and I could assess the damage. The cut didn't look too deep, yet would require dermabond or maybe stitches.

We headed over to the after hours pediatrician and actually got there 5 minutes before they opened. We were helped right away and the nurse thought he was a good candidate for dermabond. The doc wasn't even in the office yet, en route from his regular office. We waited a short while and he arrived. He wasn't comfortable using dermabond, afraid Sean might scratch it off and it might not hold since the wound was starting to separate a little.

So off to the ER we went (right at the same place at least). They looked at him right away, cleaned the wound. He was admitted quickly (he was born there so everything was on record) and we waited more. Everyone thought we were lucky that this was our first ER visit with 3 boys!! Sean impressed everyone with his cheery mood and smiles.

Finally we got a "room", yet this was basically another private waiting room. The nurse cleaned the wound again and we waited. FINALLY transferred to a real room. The doc checked him out and decided dermabond was our best bet. Far less traumatic than stitches, especially given the location.

So after once more cleaning, he bandaged the wound so the blood would soak up in the gauze before he applied the dermabond. Then the fun began. Sean got wrapped up so he couldn't more his arms and the nurse held his head so he couldn't wiggle. This was the worst part for him, the screaming was intense. It's not that getting dermabond hurt, it's that they were holding him still!!

Then we waited for paperwork and finally were able to go home!!! Sean and I were exhausted. The accident happened shortly after 5PM, we got home shortly after 9PM. We exhausted most of our emergency snacks (missed dinner after all) and I had to stand holding him much of the time as he didn't want to sit and I certainly wasn't going to let him crawl on the floors! So my back and feet were sore too. Also had to stop for gas on the way home...always something.

Notice the blood on his shirt. Luckily none on the floor. He got my shirt bloody too, not nearly as bad though. Luckily he managed to keep the blood off my white shirt!!

So needless to say I didn't get dinner cooked. Josh stopped by McDonald's on the way home (only place directly on the way home) and got them dinner (another Dalrymple first, we NEVER get them McDonald's). I had mine after 9, obviously needing reheating!!

Sean fell asleep as soon as I put him in the carseat. When we got home he had his bottle and was perked up. He played for a while and showed off his wound!!!

Enjoy some pics of our tough little guy...