Not the photos I thought I’d be posting
July 6, 2007
Sitting in the cheap seats at Yankee Stadium.
The view from the cheap seats.
What happens after you fall backwards off the cheap seats at Yankee Stadium.
In the hospital waiting room.
Waiting to be stapled.
Still smiling.
And I have considerably more gray hair and worry lines.
Posted by Chris @ 10:55 am
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crap.
July 6th, 2007 at 10:57 amI am so sorry.
Oh man. That sucks. What a little trooper, though!
July 6th, 2007 at 11:00 amHoly crap. I’m sorry the little guy got hurt!! Looks like he took it well, though!
July 6th, 2007 at 11:00 amThat kid is so cute, I just want to kiss him. I find myself thinking “what you talkin’ ’bout, punk?” about twice a day. And I don’t even know him!
July 6th, 2007 at 11:06 amWell, that’s one way to make memories! …and, I love his shoes.
July 6th, 2007 at 11:06 amOh my heavens. Poor little guy.
July 6th, 2007 at 11:10 amOh NO! Poor guy. It was probably harder on you than it was on him, though.
July 6th, 2007 at 11:11 amOh my! Well, I speak from MUCH experience with little boys and head injuries when I say - buzz cuts are awesome for showing off scars!
Amazing how they come through it all with smiles, isn’t it?
July 6th, 2007 at 11:12 amAhh, the memories. At least you remembered to keep taking the pictures. My photography usually stops when I’m in crisis mode. Great job.
July 6th, 2007 at 11:16 amOoch! Poor fellow!
July 6th, 2007 at 11:16 amIsn’t it amazing that they can smile so soon after an injury?
July 6th, 2007 at 11:20 amI feel like we are at the emergency room way too much, but then I visit your site, and I no longer feel like they have a bed with our last name on it waiting for us. It has been replaced with your last name. (ahhh…..ER copays, my favorite…..)
July 6th, 2007 at 11:33 amOh no, poor baby boy! Did he at least get to see any of the game?
July 6th, 2007 at 11:40 amPoor thing. He is fine (I hope!), but YOU are not, right? I hear ya…
July 6th, 2007 at 11:42 amoh, my! glad to see he is okay… love that they can smile, when you’re barely breathing from fear!
July 6th, 2007 at 11:49 am(and who won the game? oh, go on, someone had to ask!)
Well, crud. What a way to ruin the day. I’m sorry.
Glad to see he was smiling when all was said and done.
July 6th, 2007 at 11:52 amAw poor little guy!
July 6th, 2007 at 12:01 pmI’m so sorry! He looks quite chipper! They sure do recover quickly–that’s the best part. (Not so for the parents, though!)
July 6th, 2007 at 12:08 pmOh, poor baby! Looks like snacks went a long way towards recovery though…he must be kin to me…ha!
July 6th, 2007 at 12:13 pmPoor head. Poor Miles. I know that should be the focus, but I am in love with his shoes. I’m sure that’s what him smiling - your excellent taste in clothes.
July 6th, 2007 at 12:13 pmAw! Poor little Miles. What a trouper. Hope he feels better soon!
July 6th, 2007 at 12:15 pmI hate how little and helpless they look in the big hospital beds. And stapling? Dude! I almost fainted!
July 6th, 2007 at 12:25 pmOh NO - that’s like my middle kid on his first bowling trip - he fell and gashed his chin open. four stitches. Then the year after he fell at church and cut the area by his right eye - almosy stitches but still a cool scar. Now last fall they were playing a a relay race in gym and a kid ran into him and he busted the other side of his chin open - six stitches .
He’s so proud of his scars
Poor Miles
July 6th, 2007 at 12:26 pmPoor Miles, I hope he is doing fine.
July 6th, 2007 at 12:28 pmOh my … only a boy. I hope he’s feeling better!
July 6th, 2007 at 12:32 pmOh no!! I’m so sorry. What a li’l sweetie.
July 6th, 2007 at 12:57 pmI’ve seen people fall backwards out of the cheap seats. Usually it’s after way too much to drink! But I highly doubt that’s the case here!
One too many cotton candies, maybe? 
Poor little guy. Hope he feels better soon!
July 6th, 2007 at 12:59 pmThe cheap seats rock! That’s where the REAL fans sit. Of course they are also exponentially more dangerous than the seats directly over the dugout…as your little cutie found out first hand. Sorry!! But he does look pretty calm for just having been stapled.
July 6th, 2007 at 1:04 pmHoly crap!! Poor baby!
July 6th, 2007 at 1:05 pmOh, man! And I didn’t think anything could be bad when one is in Yankee Stadium — even when they lose, you’re THERE! Big hugs!
July 6th, 2007 at 1:09 pmPoor Miles !! I too would love to gobble him up. He is ADORABLE ! Hope he is okay.
July 6th, 2007 at 1:12 pmOh no! I’m so sorry!
If it’s any consolation, my little brother had an accident on a New York City playground back in the day and we all ended up in the emergency room. My sister and I were wide-eyed the entire time. I have some awesome memories of that experience.
July 6th, 2007 at 1:12 pmPoor Miles and Miles’s Mommy!
July 6th, 2007 at 1:15 pmPoor little Miles. I hope he doesn’t have too big of a headache today. I hope you’ve recovered as well.
July 6th, 2007 at 1:19 pmWow. I was looking at the first photos thinking, “Cheap Seats are better than NO seats.” Then I saw poor little Miles’ Head wound. Poor baby! And Poor Mama!! At least he looks happy!
July 6th, 2007 at 1:43 pmSeats with no back terrify me!! Just like stairs that don’t have the riser part (if that’s the right name…I think you know what I mean).
July 6th, 2007 at 1:45 pmUgh, I get this sinky feeling in my gut everytime I see a small child that is hurt. But would you look at that beautiful boy? You can just SEE the goodness of his soul in his eyes. Makes you just want to jump in that bed and take the staples for him.
July 6th, 2007 at 1:49 pmI would take a header to see the Yankees!
Sorry it happened though.
Was Dad able to stay there with the boys?
July 6th, 2007 at 1:52 pmI’ll trade ya! I’ll take staples in the ER over brain surgery any day, lol. http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y52/reednowensmommy/Owen/?action=view¤t=IMAG0029.jpg
Sorry he got hurt though. Nobody wants that. =[ Hope he’s feeling better soon.
July 6th, 2007 at 1:56 pmI hope Miles and Mom are both feeling better soon!
July 6th, 2007 at 2:08 pmWhat a brave little guy!
July 6th, 2007 at 2:12 pmI’m sure this will go down in family history, maybe even more exciting than it would have been. If he was still smiling then I’m sure it was worth it to him. Bring on the gray hair and worry lines, we’re making memories here! Glad that he is okay.
July 6th, 2007 at 2:26 pmPoor guy, I hope he’s feeling better today. After an accident at the bowling alley in February I had to take my son to the er for stitches, well they ended up gluing his chin back together but anyways I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who was taking photos in the er. My sister assured me it wasn’t a big deal but she doesn’t have any kids so I couldn’t totally trust her. I still did it, but felt a little bad like it may be wrong. Good news is kids bounce back quickly. My son still
July 6th, 2007 at 2:32 pmAwh.. poor little guy!
July 6th, 2007 at 2:41 pmThose 2 year olds are always good for a few heart attacks, aren’t they? So happy to see that wonderful smile
July 6th, 2007 at 2:41 pmOh NO! Poor little guy! And momma!
July 6th, 2007 at 2:58 pmJust think, when they come out with a Zagat guide for ERs, you’ll be a contributor.
Did they have to pin him down in a blanket, while you whimpered “Mommy’s here, it’s okay…”
July 6th, 2007 at 3:05 pmAwww, poor little thing. He looks so cute in that bandage, being held. Hope he is feeling ok.
July 6th, 2007 at 3:37 pmOh, poor Miles! And poor you! I can just imagine the heart attack I would’ve had! I’m glad everything turned out all right!
July 6th, 2007 at 3:57 pmIsn’t that always the way? I keep telling my little buzzards that if they are going to get hurt, do it during office hours so I can avoid the ER. My kids are not allowed to skateboard off roofs or anything like that during evenings or weekends.
July 6th, 2007 at 4:14 pmOh no:( What a sweet face..Poor kid..
He looks so happy in the first pic! Like :”Hey look at me I’m a big boy too!”
Hope all is well today~
July 6th, 2007 at 4:19 pmPoor Miles and poor Mama!!!
July 6th, 2007 at 4:38 pmOh no! Not how you want to start your long weekend.
it’s funny - I have been reading your blog for years (from Canada) and I was in New York City last weekend, watching a Yankees game and sitting in the exact same seats!
Now I feel like it’s a small little world
I hope your wee one feels better. What an ordeal. Good thing he has that beautiful smile to win all the nurses over!
July 6th, 2007 at 5:17 pmPoor little fellow. Have you had a cocktail or two to help you get over the horror? I’ll go have one for you now. That one of him just huddled up is just heartbreaking!!!!
July 6th, 2007 at 5:49 pmJust lick that boy all over for me.
July 6th, 2007 at 6:35 pmAwwwww . . . Poor baby . . . But mama’s lost another year off her life.
July 6th, 2007 at 6:46 pmA really funny head stapling story can be found at
http://countrydoctorswife.blogspot.com/
Look in the archives for the May 11, 2007 entry
July 6th, 2007 at 7:51 pmAww, poor lil’ guy. He’s sure taking it well. How about Mom? I think this one qualifies for a least a few glasses of wine! Seriously, glad he is ok.
July 6th, 2007 at 7:57 pmOh my gosh! I can’t believe he feel over like that. I’m so sorry.
I remember once my daughter tripped over a parking stop in a restaurant parking lot and we had to go the emergency room to see if she had a concussion (she didn’t), but it was nothing like that.
What a brave little fella!
July 6th, 2007 at 8:33 pmPoor guy!!!
July 6th, 2007 at 8:34 pmOh my goodness! Poor baby. Hope everything heals well, including those gray hairs and worry lines. Yikes!
July 6th, 2007 at 8:38 pmPoor little fellow! And yet, such resiliance!
July 6th, 2007 at 8:41 pmPoor little guy.
July 6th, 2007 at 9:11 pmOh no! So sorry about that… Hope the little guy’s feeling better!
July 6th, 2007 at 9:19 pmOuch! Poor kiddo…and Mom.
July 6th, 2007 at 10:48 pmThat poor, sweet, beautiful boy!
July 7th, 2007 at 12:07 amI’m gonna guess that he’s wearing his brother’s shirt because his got covered in blood. Head wounds are awful! Hope you both are feeling better soon.
July 7th, 2007 at 12:30 amCheap seats or not, I bet you all remember that day out!!
July 7th, 2007 at 5:23 amAwww. Poor little guy.
July 7th, 2007 at 11:02 amPoor little dude.
He’s got some cool shoes though.
July 7th, 2007 at 1:44 pmTip for older kids: tie hair together to keep wound closed. We once did this when we were too far from civilization, and the doctor was so impressed when we contacted him the next morning. By the time we got the boy to the doctor, the wound had started to knit and he decided not to stitch. We just had to be real careful! This would not work with such a little boy, though.
July 8th, 2007 at 2:45 pmOh, my goodness! I’m glad I saw this today, and not yesterday. We just got back from the cheap seats at US Cellular Field — Chicago White Sox. My husband does NOT do heights well, so the rest of us enjoyed some of the (very hot and sweaty) game while he wandered and explored the ballpark. I promise: I won’t show him this one, even though he’s much older than Miles.
July 8th, 2007 at 7:48 pmWe had to do staples too (my 4 year old son) but didn’t have a cool “I was at Yankee Stadium” story. He was just swinging on a fence gate. Fun times those staples! Good luck on the getting them out appointment!
July 8th, 2007 at 8:31 pmWhat the devil?! What happened? Don’t even tell me that he’s in a different shirt than when he arrived at the Stadium due to the…blood? Such a sweetie!
July 8th, 2007 at 10:58 pmI’m assuming he had to go to an ER in the Bronx, which makes him WAY braver than I’ll ever be.
July 10th, 2007 at 3:29 pmOMG…usually a leaker but holy crap poor kid, poor you. Such a cute face though
July 12th, 2007 at 10:44 pm