One of our favorite things to do in the summer is go to the splash park in Porter Park. It’s fun, free, and perfect on a hot summer day. We go to the splash park at least once a week.
Today, our trip to the splash park didn’t end so well. Kaleb and Austin were off playing when suddenly I heard Kaleb scream. A sweet lady had picked him up and said he bonked his head. She brought him over to me and I saw that he had a huge gash in his head. I kind of freaked out. Another lady came over and said she was a nurse and asked if we needed help. I asked if she thought we should take him to the emergency room. She said yes because he will probably need stitches. She was so calm and helpful, while I was not so calm. She held Kaleb while I frantically picked up our stuff and got Austin in the car. On our ride over to the hospital Austin kept saying, “It’s ok Kaleb, we’ll get a bandaid and it will feel better”.
When we got to the emergency room the doctor said the cut was pretty deep and would need about 4 stiches. Vance came and got Austin so he didn’t have to be traumatized by the whole event. The hardest part of it all was holding him down while he got the stiches. He is a strong boy! The nurse kept saying, “I can’t believe how strong he is!”
After it was all said and done Kaleb walked away with 4 stiches right above his eyebrow.
He was pretty much all smiles once we left the hospital. He is one tough little boy!
