Landon's first BooBoo

When you wake up in the morning you never know what the day will have in store for you....
Landon and I had a fun morning enjoying each other's company and playing around the house. He loves his sandbox that Grandma bought for him and today he learned how to put water in it and make mud cakes. At first he didn't understand that the cakes weren't to eat, but after one taste I think he got the picture.
Later on we went to the Cingular store to see what was wrong with our cell phone. Everyone in the family has the same phone and everyone has had problems with it. Today ours just stopped working. The Cingular guy was able to fix it pretty easily, but it is still having problems connecting with people. At least it still works though.
After Landon's nap we went over to a friend's house to play. Landon's loves going over to our there because they have so many cool toys and his girlfriend lives their. Her name is Daycia and Landon is constantly talking about her. One day he was singing some random tune in the backseat and the only words to the song were "Daycia Daycia". It's pretty cute.
Anyway, all of the kids were swimming and playing on bikes so Landon thought he would be a big guy and try to ride a tricycle. He did a good job until he decided to get off. As I saw him trying to get off, the thought entered my mind to get up and help him, but before my feet could get up he fell off of the bike and straight onto the contrete. I jumped up to get him and noticed he had some blood in his mouth and dripping off of his chin. I tried to remain calm as I wiped it with a paper towel only to notice a huge gash. It's really hard as a parent to stay calm when your child has a gaping wound in his chin. We called the Dr, but she had left for the day so we went to the ER to see if he needed stitches.
Unfortunatley the Dr. on call was this old man who we have seen before. He's retired but still works every now and then. I don't know why this man is a pediatrician since he is horrible with kids. Landon was afraid of him the moment he walked into the room.
The Dr. said they had a new product called Dermabond that works better than stitches and doesn't leave scarring. Essentially it is a type of glue that holds the cut together.
The Dr. had to put Landon in a straight jacket device to hold him still while he fixed up his chin. The jacket didn't work as well as it should so I had to to hold his arms down through the process. It took the help of another male nurse to hold Landon's head down while the Dr. fixed him up. I have never heard a child's scream that was so chilling. My poor little guy was drenched with sweat by the time the procedure was finished because he had screamed and wriggled so much.
Thankfully though, Landon is alright. He was a little traumatized by the whole experience, but it wasn't anything a trip to McDonalds couldn't fix. I think the whole thing was harder on me than on him. I'm pretty sure I will be having nightmares tonight as I replay the events in my mind. With two little boys I guess I had better get used to days like this. Especially if they are anything like their daddy who is lucky to be alive after all of the shenanigans he pulled in childhood:)