Van Ginkel Family Blog: September 2008

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Another one bites the dust!

Well, not really dust, more like bathtub! I was giving Jonathan and Emily a bath last night before bed, but had only gotten 5 minutes into it when Emily slipped and hit her chin on the side of the bathtub. I felt like such a horrible mom because I was sitting right there next to the tub. Jonathan and I were playing with toys, and I just couldn't catch Emily fast enough. Once I heard the thud on the side of the bathtub, I knew it would be pretty serious. So I wrapped her in a towel and tried to find what had happened. Thankfully she didn't bite her tongue, but she split open her chin pretty badly. It didn't bleed that much, but the advice nurse said that since it was gaping open(sorry, it's kinda gross!) she may need it glued or stitched shut. So, Emily and I took a fun trip to the emergency room last night at 9pm. They actually got us in pretty quick, which was great since we all know trying to keep a 1 year old in your lap is impossible! The doctor took a quick look at it, and announced Emily would need stitches! Joy of all joys. I got a little teary eyed when she told me this, so she quickly told me I didn't have to be in the room, and she could get other people to hold her so I didn't have to. I took her up on the second part, but decided that I would suck it up and stay there with Emily. It's so hard to see your kids hurt, but this seemed especially hard as I sat there next to her and let two big guys hold her down while the doctor gave her a shot to numb it, and then stitched it up. She cried the whole time, and it took all my strength to keep from blubbering right along with her! But, I'm very proud to say that, aside from the teary mist in my eyes, I made it out of the ER without breaking down! I saved that for when we got to the car! It seems so lame, but this is the first time we've had to deal with anything like this. The only trips to the ER we've made were when I was in labor or when Jonathan had a high fever. So, I'm a big baby, but I'm glad that it's over with! Emily was smiling and waving bye to the doctors five minutes after they were done, and it made me so glad she is such a happy little girl! I know there are much worse things to go through, and I'm sure I'll have my fair share of them, but we'll hope it's not too soon!

It's not bugging her at all today! She's her happy little self!

Swimming classes

I'm really late blogging about this, but I figured better late than never!
This was the first year we signed Jonathan up for swimming lessons. He had a really tough time the first two days. The first day he got in the pool only because Trevor, the great daddy that he is, went in with him FULLY CLOTHED! The second day I had him and Emily by myself, so obviously I couldn't get in with him. I tried everything, from bribing to threatening to pleading, but nothing worked(bad mommy moment!). I ended up just taking him home early because I was so frustrated. The next day I decided that it didn't matter if he got in. I paid for those darn lessons, so we should at least go. So, we sat in the chairs by the pool and watched everyone swim. After a while I asked Jonathan if he wanted to go in, but he said he was scared. I asked him if he wanted to say a prayer to ask Heavenly Father to help him not be scared, and he thought that was a good idea(good mommy moment!:) hooray!). So, sitting there by the pool with all the moms and dads looking at me like I'm crazy, we said a prayer. And five minutes later Jonathan was in the pool. We went the rest of the two weeks of lessons without a problem. I don't know if he'll remember that years down the road, but it's exciting to see the beginnings of a testimony. Anyway, he had a really great time. He loved his teacher, and by the end of the class he was comfortable going under the water, among many other things. We can't wait for next year!