Boys will be boys....

Did I say in my last post that being a mom was exciting??? Well - Last night (23rd) we spend 3 and a half hours in the ER. Shawn cut off the top part of his finger/skin by getting his finger caught in a helmet at football practice. Initially the other coach wrapped it up and said he was good to go, but after looking at it, we decided an ER trip was necessary.

Shawn did okay until they did the numbing shot. That was excrutiatingly painful for all of us. I think I can handle a baby getting shots. At least I won't have to lay my entire body over his/her chest to hold 'em down. Shawn was not happy to say the least, but we got it cleaned out and they determined that they could try to save the chunk of skin hanging off his hand by putting in 3 stitches. We all survived an arrived home around 11:00. Shawn is out of football for about 2 weeks and he's pretty bummed. Also no PE or recess at school for a week. Man... Stitches take out all the fun!


Only when we got home at 11:00 - WE lost power to the house, so that made bedtime, showers and everything that much more difficult. Ugh! When it rains it pours I guess. Well - I have to go wake up two very tired children and hope they can pull it together at school today.

Let's just hope the next one is a girl... I don't know that I can take the adrenaline rushes of another boy!