The nose plays

I received a call this afternoon from John's camp. They informed me that John fell and hit his nose and mouth. He was upset, but they were applying ice to his nose. I asked to talk to John. He sounded very upset. He told me "I'm ok." I asked if he wanted me to pick him up. He said "Yes." And I ran over to camp to get him. When I arrived they told me what happened. John and his group was hanging out in the Bunny Barn and John was holding himself up between two tables and swinging his feet. He was told by his counselors to stop, but he continued. His hand slipped and he fell face forward on the floor. 

I took him back to work with me (I had payroll to submit). His nose looked a little swollen, but he was content to watch TV while I completed my work. We left work a couple hours later and he told me "My legs feel week." I thought maybe he was just tired, but he ended up running into the bathroom and got sick to his stomach. I cleaned him up and got him in the car. He sat in the car and ate some goldfish crackers and drank some water. 

We got home and John explained everything that happened to Daddy and asked "Can I take a bath? After I hurl I always take a bath." So we drew him a bath. While he was relaxing Daddy and I decided we should take him to the hospital to get his nose checked out. We were a little concerned about the vomiting, but more concerned about his nose. I called Grandma and she sent Aunt Betty to our house to watch Gillian while we took John to the ER. 

We were seen right away and were told
that he would need an X-ray and then they could make an assessment. The X-ray clearly showed a broken nose. But there is nothing we can do about it now. The PA told us to take John to an ENT in a week after the swelling goes down. The ENT will determine the next steps. 

John was awesome at the hospital. He listened to all the nurses, PAs and doctors. Unfortunately, the trip to the ER didn't scare him at all. When he got home Aunt Betty caught him balancing on one foot on Gillian's footboard. Yup, won't be my last trip to the ER with this kid.