A trip to the emergency room

Just a quick note, as the DNC is calling, but we had to take Riley to Children's Hospital this evening. I was working on a sewing project and had the ironing board set up in the dining room near a table. While I worked Riley ducked his head to walk past the ironing board, and as he did, he grazed up against the edge of a three ring binder that sat at the edge of the table. All the sudden he began screaming and clutching his eye--oh no!! We got him into the bathroom to get a good look at what had happened, and when we saw the blood and a cut right by his eye we immediately knew that we'd better go to the emergency room.

Thankfully, once we gave him some arnica and got an ice pack on it, his eye started looking better. The swelling began to go down and at the hospital they all agreed that it wouldn't require any stitches. (thank heavens!!) Arnica is pure magic. We gave him the oral tablets and dabbed a little gel on the unbroken skin away from the cut and shazam! all better.

The emergency room is a dreadful experience, and our boy might have a teeny scar, but it could have been much worse. We're counting our blessings.

Sleeping on the way to the emergency room.