don't call me.
Saturday Lulu was christened into the "facial wound club". Tate had 3 stitches in his eyebrow at age 3. Emmie had 9 stitches for a gaping wound in her forehead at age 2. Both from the same coffee table. Jack had 3 stitches in his neck, and 3 staples in his head, from a dog bite at age 4 (a 90 pound dog no less). So I guess it was Lulu's turn...
Just 2 stitches in her chinny-chin-chin from smacking the end of a slide that she was going down on her tummy, feet first. And so we were off, first to Urgent Care then to the ER.
Lulu was a trooper. Meanwhile, I was nauseous. My niece caitie was the sunshine. And my sister Georgie was the rock. The whole stitching up experience played more like an SNL skit than anything. I was trying to comfort Lulu but hopelessly distraught by how distraught she was. While I tried to calm Lulu by whispering in her ear, Georgie was whispering in my ear to try to calm me. Simultaneously Caitie was desperately trying to come up with the words to songs from "Tangled" and making promises of ice cream and ponies or something that might possibly help Lulu be okay with a man sewing wire into her chin while being held down.
In none of the aforementioned minor crises did I remain calm. I'm just not a "calm under pressure" kind of person. But this was probably my best effort yet. Nauseous, yes but not hysterical. Again with the progress. But I had a pretty good teacher...
And thankfully, a really good stain remover too, 'cause I really like that shirt.
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Ha...at least LuLu isn't "scared" for life. At Sunday School, I asked what happened. She replied, "Oh, nothing."
Poor girl!!
Oh NO! You know I'm right there with you. Luci will be fine, but Mommy just lost 2 years off of her life!
So sorry that happened to your sweet girl. I am sure they would have had to given me something to keep me calm. Ha! I am so glad you had family there to help you. I hope she is feeling better soon.
:)Amy
Ouch! Just wanted to share this tid bit of info so you won't have to learn the hard way..... When my little brown bear cut his forehead open. gag. he needed some stitches and we were told by the dr. to apply Mederma when the stitches were out. What Dr. Pale Face did not know was that Mederma bleaches little brown skin! Our 2 yr. old was going to be a ring bearer and now he was sportin' an icky scar nicely framed with a BIG white patch around it ~ about the size of my husband big finger print (he put it on him religiously 4x/day per my request because it grossed me out to touch the scar). Oye! Happy Healing! Denise
AWE! So sorry to hear about the stitches. I always freak out when the kids get any injuries to their face. So happy you had your family to help you!
I'm sorry it took me so long to comment on this one but it's because I passed out after reading "facial wound club". Lord have mercy. I would have had a hard time staying calm too sister. Once I revived I was DYING laughing...oh, not AT you (snicker, snicker)...WITH you.:) Only you weren't laughing and then things got awkward. We're still friend tho right?
Poor baby! That holding them down while the doctors do something they don't understand is really awful (Michaela - nose - 11 months). I'm glad she was smiling again in the end!!
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