Summer has come and gone all too quickly
It really is only 8 weeks and those are a packed full 8 weeks
We started summer off with a fun 4th of July party at Aunt Stephie and Uncle Jared's house
It was so hot that day it was like the surface of the sun but I packed that giant 30 mesh bag of icees and handed them out to all the kids and even some grownups. Anything to stay cool and a little hydrated
They splashed in the pool and we partied way way late for us 9:30 ha!
It was great kick off to summer
The rest of the summer was spent swimming for hours on end in our pool
Adding that deck was the best thing ever. We used the pool twice as much as last summer
We did have a pretty big bump this summer
Grayson ended up with 4 stitches after he tripped on my foot and flew into the baseboard heat register
Him and I were upstairs getting ready for bed. I had just put the twins down and he was picking out a book. He was sitting on the edge of his bed and I was standing in between him and the register. Don't ask me why but he jumped out of bed and tripped on my foot and smashed his head right off the corner of the heater. His hands flew up to his head immediately and I rushed him downstairs, thinking a huge goose egg was so follow and we needed ice ASAP. At the bottom of the stairs he looked at me and said "am I bleeding mommy" I quickly said no but as he moved his hands a huge gush of blood poured down his forehead.
I knew that head wounds bleed a ton so I grabbed a wet towel in an attempt to locate the wound and it was pretty deep. I had to leave him on the couch and run upstairs to grab Michael (who was already in bed) He came down looked at it and said he probably needed stitches. I called my mom to come sit with the babies and called our local pediatric urgent care to verify that they did stitches. They did thankfully and we made the drive up there, me sitting in the back playing videos on my phone to keep Grayson awake. They were amazing. I checked him in and made Michael a cup of coffee. Before I could finish getting him registered a NP came out, took a look and said either way they needed to clean it up and so he put numbing gel on him and he said we would have to wait 20 mins for it to take affect. We waited and went back to see the Doctor. Let me just say the staff was beyond amazing. She said yes he needed 4 stitches and they had him all taken care of in about 15 mins.
That was scary and crazy but he handled it like a champ with a very little wimper on the last stitch. He left with a grape Popsicle and the promise to sleep in mommy and daddy's room in his sleeping bag. I was up every hour to hour and a half checking on him just because he had a head injury they wanted us to still watch for signs of a concussion.
I will say the hardest part was keeping him on the DL for a week before the stitches could come out he just wanted to wrestle, play dress up (with helmets) and lay down in the bath tub.
We had a great cookout at the lake to celebrate some birthdays. I just love the view of the water there.
We spent time with family and ate way too many hot dogs and ice cream cones
Grayson and I had Fridays all to ourselves and so we spent time playing on the playground and having ice cream for lunch.
It's September which means back into the swing of school and the craziness that a schedule brings.
I knew that head wounds bleed a ton so I grabbed a wet towel in an attempt to locate the wound and it was pretty deep. I had to leave him on the couch and run upstairs to grab Michael (who was already in bed) He came down looked at it and said he probably needed stitches. I called my mom to come sit with the babies and called our local pediatric urgent care to verify that they did stitches. They did thankfully and we made the drive up there, me sitting in the back playing videos on my phone to keep Grayson awake. They were amazing. I checked him in and made Michael a cup of coffee. Before I could finish getting him registered a NP came out, took a look and said either way they needed to clean it up and so he put numbing gel on him and he said we would have to wait 20 mins for it to take affect. We waited and went back to see the Doctor. Let me just say the staff was beyond amazing. She said yes he needed 4 stitches and they had him all taken care of in about 15 mins.
That was scary and crazy but he handled it like a champ with a very little wimper on the last stitch. He left with a grape Popsicle and the promise to sleep in mommy and daddy's room in his sleeping bag. I was up every hour to hour and a half checking on him just because he had a head injury they wanted us to still watch for signs of a concussion.
I will say the hardest part was keeping him on the DL for a week before the stitches could come out he just wanted to wrestle, play dress up (with helmets) and lay down in the bath tub.
We had a great cookout at the lake to celebrate some birthdays. I just love the view of the water there.
We spent time with family and ate way too many hot dogs and ice cream cones
Grayson and I had Fridays all to ourselves and so we spent time playing on the playground and having ice cream for lunch.
It's September which means back into the swing of school and the craziness that a schedule brings.
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