Fun Portraits and a Trip to Urgent Care

So, we had our first major boo boo. Daddy was on kid duty as Jeanne and I were privileged to enjoy a night out to the YWCA's Purple Sash fundraiser. As we were enjoying a New York style fashion show, disaster was brewing at the Cox household.

Bailey and Nolan were playing in his room right after their bath. Jason was in there, too, messing with the television that hasn't been used since the pre-Nolan days when that room was our workout room. Bailey had removed the lid from Nolan's plastic toy box and was brilliantly using it as a slide. How, you say? Well, a precariously propped up toy box lid makes an equally dangerous slide. When they got tired of going DOWN the slide, Nolan decided to climb up as he does on our backyard slide. When he did this, the lid gave way and crashed to the floor, taking him with it. We think he hit his forehead on the sharp edge of the rocker part of the rocking chair. Anyway, I'll spare you the gory details, but let's just say Jason found out that head wounds do, in fact, bleed profusely.

So, Jason called me about 6 times. I, of course, had my phone on silent and was enjoying the show....or my key lime pie.....or my glass of wine. Oh, yes, perhaps all three. Jason didn't know where the insurance cards were or anything. Fortunately, I had only taken my id and check card in a small purse, so he dug through my wallet and found them.

By the time they got to the urgent care center (can I get an amen on the awesomeness of mini-meds?) Nolan wasn't even upset anymore. Just bleeding. He managed to play in the waiting room and show the doctor and nurses his bodybuilder impression before they worked on him. They used liquid stitches, which are better on facial wounds, and all is well with the world. Perhaps it's shallow of me, but I'm hoping that we can avoid a scar!

Needless to say, when I finally connected with Jason after the show, I felt terrible that I wasn't there to hold little Nolan's hand through the ordeal. But, on the other hand, it might have been a good thing that I wasn't there as I probably would have flipped out. Come to think of it, I was on a business trip when Bailey had her first (and worst) fall. Thanks, God!

Now, on to something a little more pleasant!

Jeanne and Philip decided to get some portraits taken of the kids for a Father's Day gift to Jason. It was supposed to be a surprise, but Bailey told me the day after they went for the sitting. Jason didn't know, though, which was the important thing. It was a spontaneous trip, so we didn't dress the kids any certain way....fortunately, they were wearing complementary colors that day.

Without further ado....

Have a great week!