I guess it had to happen sometime...

Elliot got his first semi-serious injury (sorry no pic, but he was not in the mood for photography, understandably!). He was stepping up to the patio and lost his footing and bit it face first onto the concrete. Poor little guy was gushing blood. Of course it looked much worse than it was, but it scared us both to death. After we got him cleaned up, we noticed he had not only scraped up his chin and nose, but had also bitten the inside of his lip. His bottom lip is purple and swollen on the inside. It wasn't bad enough for a doctor's visit, but it has been the worst injury he's had since the dog scratch (which only gave him a tiny black eye and only phased him for a few seconds). I know I should be thankful that my boy is almost 3 and we've had very few owies, but it was so hard to see him in pain. He's becoming less cautious everyday, so I'm sure I'm going to have to develop a tougher skin for these things!