The same day Kimmie lost her first tooth, we had another first...stitches. We took the kids on a walk to the park. While they were playing David slipped and hit his head on one of the metal bars. Seth ran to him immediately and asked me to grab some baby wipes to help with the bleeding. I ran to the stroller only to realize we didn't bring anything with us. I had a white undershirt on, so I took that off and we used it to stop the bleeding. We called Kathy and she drove our car over and I left with David to take him to Urgent Care while Seth & Kathy walked home with Kimmie & Joshua. Kimmie was crying, she was so worried about David. Joshua was worried too, he just kept saying "hurt, hurt" over and over again.
At Urgent Care they gave him 2 stitches. He did so well. The nurse asked if she should strap his arms down, but the doctor said we didn't have to. I held one hand and tried to keep him calm. Another nurse held his other arm down and one nurse held his head still while the doctor stitched him up. He did so well. He never once tried to reach up and grab or stop them. He did cry and kept asking them if he could go home, but he was such a champ. The doctor and nurses loved him! In fact, the doctor sat around a few minutes after she finished just holding his hand and telling him how great he was. She told me she could sit all day with him, he was such a sweet boy. On the way out they let him pick a prize and he asked if he could also get one for his brother and sister. That made the nurses melt! He had the stitches in for 7 days. He took very good care of it and it looks great now. He didn't even cry when they took the stitches out and the doctor said she was very happy with how he healed.
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| waiting to see the doctor |
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| the wound |
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| after he got the stitches in |
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| it was pretty swollen, so they had to ice it before we left |
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| 2 stitches |
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| After. Looks great and will probably barely scar. |
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