First big injury!

Well as many people know we had to take a trip to the er last night. Alex was getting out of the shower and slipped and busted his chin open on the tub. I heard a HUGE thud and when i went in there he was holding his chin which was like a leaky faucet of blood. I through a towel on it and told him to hold it there while I got him dressed. Called Rob in the process and told him that we were heading to the er for some stitches. Alex was not happy about when he heard he might need stitches. But once we were in the car, with another towel on the chin, he calmed down a little. We left the house so fast that I forgot to put underwear and a coat on Alex. SO I made Rob give him his coat so he wouldn't be cold.
We were there for about 2 hours. Alex was really good. He just laid in the bed, watched tv, had some juice and chilled. When the doctor came in to do the stitches he got a little scared. He was nervous, but did not shed a tear while she did them. He held really still, said it hurt a little but that was it. And once she was done he was all smiles and asking to see the pics I took. Yeah that's my kid.

Alex is such a daredevil. He skateboards, climbs trees, jumps ramps with his bike and skateboard. He loves sports and has no fear. I knew there would come a day when he would have to get stitches I just never thought it would be from slipping in the shower. I figured skateboarding would do it to him. But I figure it is a right of passage to get stitches. Almost everyone has had them at one point or another. Now he is healing and on Wednesday we will go and get them out.