:: the first of many ::

This IS the first big urgent care trip, but I'm sure it won't be the last with 2 little boys! 

{For my records really}...We had to eat dinner "outside" last night.  Hudson wanted to eat dinner in the garage where Daddy's car is supposed to be {Daddy was out of town}.  So I set up a little table and our beach chairs - I skipped the tablecloth and candles - as we listened to the workers replacing our neighbors roof! Just lovely.  We devoured our dinners as Hudson had a big day at school, play time on the playground after school, NO NAP, running in the backyard for the afternoon - we were both starving!  I began cleaning up while Hudson played. 
He came in to tell me his finger hurt - but no tears, no big bangs heard.  I finished then got ready to give Grant a bath.  Hudson wanted to help - like always - so I put some soap in his little hand.  He started rubbing his hands together and SOBBING!  Screaming his finger hurt.  I finished with Grant and started poking around on his hand.  I could tell exactly where it hurt, due to his face, and the fact that he kept saying - "Mommy, it hurts, it hurts!"  Oh, it just broke my heart.
Good thing we have 2 pediatricians in our neighborhood - one just had twins, so I called the other!  She looked at it & thought because of the swelling, I should take him in, so she called us in to Children's Hospital Urgent Care.  We arrive - Hudson crying {more b/c he didn't want to go to the doctor}, Grant screaming {b/c he's now starving}, and a Mommy looking just lovely from a very hot, outside day!  Meanwhile, Daddy is in the air - no clue what is going on!
The hardest two parts of all 1) was trying to explain to the nurses and doctor that I, the mommy, had NO clue how this happened and 2) I couldn't stand with Hudson during the x-rays b/c I was holding Grant. He did so well though & followed directions so the tech was done very quickly.

The Drama :: telling a little boy who won't even wear a Spiderman band-aid, that he needs to wear a splint on his finger with {gasp} tape!

The Result :: No broken bones, possibly just a sprain.

I did finally get something out of Hudson - acting as though he is falling, he said he went "Whoa, whoa, Kaboom!"  I guess I'll never really know!