Ryan's Turn

Saturday was Ryan's turn to visit the ER. This was his first time. As of Saturday, he was the first of the three to get stitches. We were on a field trip with the Cub Scouts to the USS Salem. We all went up "on deck" to wait for the tour to begin - and as we were waiting, Ryan slipped on some snow/ice and fell on his chin. I saw him fall but did not see the cut as it was under his chin. I thought he was just crying because he was covered in snow. It wasn't until a few minutes later when Eddie said "Wow Mom, he's really bleeding" that I saw the cut and it was a big one. It wasn't too long (about an inch) but it was open and you could tell by looking at it that he needed some stitches... so I grabbed Kevin and Ryan and we headed to the ER. Thanks to the other leaders who took care of Eddie while I was gone - and I was gone for 5 hours!! Ryan was very brave during the whole event and now has 6 stitches in his chin. They have to be completely dry for the first 48 hours. Luckily they are disolvable so we don't have to have them removed although we will pay a visit to the pediatrician on Friday to make sure they are all out and to make sure there are no signs of infection. Funny thing is, after we were done at the hospital, he thought we were still going back to the ship! Maybe someday! I did contact the folks at the ship and they are going to send us a refund and a little something from the gift shop so I'm sure Ryan will be excited about that!!