Never a dull moment with a 2 1/2yo . Glad to hear it wasn't too serious. Mary in Va

The scalp sure bleeds a lot, even with a tiny cut! I'm glad it wasn't worse. Good thing kids are short. Less time to gain speed as they fall.

Jenn, so glad the cut wasn't too serious and he's fine. Kids will be kids as we know. I spent most of my childhood in the ER with gashes and puncture wounds, I was such a tomboy. I sure wish they did staples back then. Glad everything is okay now!

Kay

That remimds me of raising 3 boys. They had LOTS of stitches. They must have had good bones but not tough skin. It became quite routine for us, especially middle DS. DH used to say he had more stiches that a singer sewing machine. They are so tough. He may have a little bald spot. Ask me how I know!

Glad to hear it wasn't more serious. I'm like Fatquarters, raising boys is an experience...We have 4 and 1 of our's was forever getting something stitched up...We were on 1st name basis at the ER and I often think, if that had been now, we would probably have been investigated...Oh boy, those were the days! It's no wonder I was reaching for the hair color at an early age....
Dorothy

Jen, Glad your little one is OK.
Mayme

Glad Jason's injury wasn't any more serious. He probably faired better than you, your dh and his Gramma.LOL

I hate to tell you, but it doesn't get any easier as they get older.LOL Our 11 year old grandson had stitches in his forehead just a couple of months ago. You just never know with those little ones.

Hang in there!

Kathy

Kathy, it's funny. I think we, the grownups, certainly did better than him. We are all very laid back about things...MIL raised 5 kids on her own. ER trips didn't happen too often due to finances...she handled things on her own.

My kids are taught to "get up and brush off". I'll give it a kiss, but unless it's bleeding it doesn't get a bandaid. And then, they usually take the bandaid off after an hour or so. We just don't make a big deal out of injuries.

The Dr. asked if he needed some nurses to help hold Jason, etc. We said, "Nahh. We'll do fine." And we did. We are just very practical, I guess.

It's funny. After I inspected the wound, my first thought was whether I should give him dinner before we went to the ER...they can prove to be lengthy waits and it was dinner time! lol (My mom did just that when I was in the same shape at the age of 10!)

We're doing fine!!

Glad he is OK Jenn.My son was the same. He broke his femur when he was 14 and had to have surgery to put a metal rod in his thigh. They were playing football in the woods and I had to make him get in the car to take him to the ER.
I am calm also, I waited until I got home (6 hrs in surgery) to have a nervous breakdown.
I still have nightmares about how much pain he must have been in getting into that small car.
But what else could I do??? You just pick them up and run.
Rosa

Glad to hear you all are doing ok . My son too is a walking disaster, must be a boy thing. When he broke his arm we did get questioned a lot on how it happened. I guess maybe I was too calm. When they told me they had to X-Ray his arm to see if it was broken, I told them I didn't think they needed to. Maybe to see how bad it was but, it was obviously broken. (Nifty 30 degree angle where there shouldn't have been one was a clear give away) When he threw up from the pain meds I just calmly asked for a pair of scissors to cut his shirt off. I couldn't see pulling it over his head and dumping it in his hair. My DH was not so calm, I kept sending him home for things (clean cloths, let the dog out...) I guess one parent, usually the mom, is wired to get through whatever the situation. That little guy will probably give you plenty more. Sounds like he's a good little trouper. Hope he does as well when the staples come out.

Nicki

good to hear that all is fine again !!
boys will be boys!!!!
betty

Glad to hear he's okay. Kids are surprisingly resilient!

Well my DGS just had to go to the hospital for stitches but it didn't happen here it happened in New York were he is visiting his mothers family! When raising my 2 boys one had LOTS of stitches once twice in the same day LOL! Glad to hear it wasn't too serious!
Red

I'm glad he is fine. I think the kids do better if the parents don't make a big deal out of things.

beverly

Aaaaaahhhhhhhgggggg the terrible twos! Glad he's survived his first ordeal at the ER. And you too!

As a mother who raised two boys I'll tell you: this is just the beginning.

Boys=blood=bangs=bumps=bruises=bandages

You have a good, practical attitude that will serve you well for future trips to the ER. Glad to hear he's doing well.

Is he telling the story yet? It's always neat hearing a little kid relay a tale of injury.

Dianne

I think you have a kid somewhat like my brother!

The running joke around my house is that my youngest brother could cut his arm off, have it in his other hand, walk into the house and say, completely deadpan (as usual), "I think I need to go to the doctor". Okay, this isn't exactly a joke, because he's done similar things (holding his bleeding nose in place, come in and asked for Mom to 'please stitch me up, so I can go back to play' comes to mind).

Glad to hear your son is alright now, though. And thanks for the giggle. Telling us about your son's accident made me go through all the really good times when my brothers and I used to play, until they got 'too old for that kind of thing'. :)

~ Kit