Ouch!!

Joshua is following in Daddy's very big footsteps. But not always in a positive way....
Today Joshua and I headed off to Long Bay for a picnic with my old work mates while Daddy stayed at home to do some work (poor Daddy). We arrived, said Hello, had a ride on the train and then hit the playground. Joshua loves the big capsule playground at Long Bay and was having a great time in it. It is not my favourite piece of play equipment as it seems somewhat dangerous and probably not intended for not yet 3 year olds (he started playing on it when he was 1.5yrs though :o] ) So I went through it with him the first couple of times then he went in it on his own. I managed to get him to go on the more age appropriate equipment but that lasted all of 2mins and we ended up back at the capsules. I went to go up in it with him but he told me to go stand at the bottom of the slide and being Mr Independent I wasn't too worried about him. Seems I should have been! Joshua climbed to the top and was having great fun inside yelling "Anybody home?" down the slide etc. But then I heard "thump thump" followed by the type of scream no parent likes to hear. He was still up top crying so I rushed up the stairs and into the darn thing but he had gone down the slide by that time. I quickly followed him down and gave him a cuddle only to be told by a concerned onlooker that he ws bleeding from his head. It was streaming out. I rushed him back to the picnic and Dr. Pedja took a look and decided he would need stitches so off we went to the A&E clinic. (Brian was told to meet us there) Joshua was being very brave and seemed to become even braver when Daddy arrived and showed him his scars. Boys love being "just like Daddy" The stiching was little traumatic as it involved Joshua being wrapped in a blanket and held on the table by three adults. He was remarkably calm and liked showing the nurse how he could roll his tongue (it was the only distraction Mummy could think of) But he was extremely happy when it was all over. Especially when the lollipops came out. Daddy took Joshua home and treated him to McDs for being a brave boy while Mummy went to retrieve our belongings from the picnic. We are still not sure how he did it but I am pretty sure that it would be a good idea for me to invest in a good first aid kit and first aid classes. Stich Tally: Joshua 2 vs Daddy 80+ (This is one tally that I hope never increases)