9:30 p.m. Cousins playing in the indoor pool. Having a great time. Jumping off the side. We notice the floor is slippery. Hmmmmm. . . . Boom! Ryan falls on his face. Gets up and looks okay. Then we notice the blood pouring down his neck. I make Shelby look at his chin because the blood has me feeling sick. He has a gash on his chin. Paul, Ryan and I are off to find the closest emergency room.
11:30 p.m. We get inside the emergency room and wait in a room while the medicine takes effect and numbs his chin.
2:00 a.m. Ryan is fast asleep. The doctor comes in to sew him up. The doctor explains that Ryan will wake up and it could be difficult. A lot of children scream and thrash while they're getting stitches. He brings two nursing assistants in to hold Ryan down. The doctor requests that one of them be the male nursing assistant after I tell the doctor that Ryan is very strong.
2:30 a.m. Ryan slept through the stitches. The doctor and the nursing assistants are all amazed. Paul and I explained that we work very hard to tire our children out by filling their day with tons of activities and exercise. We are a success as parents! (except for allowing Ryan to gash his chin)
8:00 a.m. the following morning. Paul finds a way to make Ryan smile even though he's not allowed to submerse his chin in water. He's upset about not being allowed to use the slide at the pool, but Paul promises he will have fun today.
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