First E.R. Visit

Well Boy 2 had his first visit to the emergency room on Monday. Carey was surprised he didn't have a file at Parkview yet. I guess all the things Boy 1 did to himself (Croup, broken collarbone, fall on his face etc. we became pretty skilled at addressing things.

Though we never learned how to do stitches. Within 90 minutes of being at daycare on Monday after our week at Disney, he proceeded to go head first into a window sill. The funniest part of it all is that Audrey was on vacation so there was a substitute daycare provider there. She felt horrible, but there was nothing she could have done to prevent it.....but it was fun making her feel worse over the past few days!

When Carey finally got a hold of me at work they were all ready at the E.R. She said they were about to start stitches. While driving to the E.R. all I could think of was I remember putting him in a white shirt that morning, I figured it would be covered in blood, but there was nothing on him at all.

When I got there the staff was singing the praises of how well Boy 2 was doing. The nurse said he was easily the best kid they have had in the past 3 or 4 years. Wow, this is the kid who whines at everything. I got there in time to see the final 3 of the 7 stitches go in, not one whimper out of him! The Dr. said kids that young sometimes have to be sedated in order to take stitches. Not Boy 2, some numbing gel and a little shot for good measure.