Bruised Boy

Alex is the one who got hurt, but I think mommy cried almost as much as he did. Even Ella shed a few tears. We keep hoping he'll take more than just a couple of steps, but when he tried tonight, WHAMMMMO! His little face smashed right into the coffee table.

It was immediately big and purple and looked like he had a marble shoved under his skin. He cried and cried for what seemed like forever, but he wouldn't let us hold ice on it. He's still a boy, too tough for that. I wanted to take him to the hospital to get it checked out, immediately. But Troy insisted it wasn't that bad.

He was right. It didn't get huge and his eye didn't swell shut, at least that's the report from when I put him to bed around 8 tonight. We'll see how he looks tomorrow. Regardless, the boy has his first "shiner" and he and Daddy are quite proud of the badge of honor he'll be wearing for the next several days.

Ella just wants to put a Dora Band-Aid on it!

Oh and did you notice his big boy haircut?! He's truly becoming a little man.