The dreaded call that we have avoided up to this point (surprisingly)...an injury at school with one of the boys that requires a trip to the ER. Chris received the call at around 4:45 that Brady had an accident that most likely needed stitches. Apparently, Brady was having a race with another friend and met his match with a metal bench on the playground. He received a nice gash above his right eyebrow. He was immediately consoled by the teacher while waiting for Daddy and then I met the boys at the emergency room.
Now if Papa was in charge, he would have proposed you wrap it up in butterfly bandage and call it a day. Right, Dad? I have the scar above my right eye to prove that may not always be the best approach. You know that thought ran through my mind and had to share....
Luckily we got there at a good time, because the ER is not a place you want to hang out when the swine flu is making its rounds and we aren't sick yet. We got called back pretty quickly, but then had to wait while the numbing agent took effect. When they were ready, they came in with a special device that would wrap Brady up like a tortilla while they did the stitches. I was quick to retreat with Connor to the lobby area, but we didn't stay there long (lots of people there with symptoms we didn't want).
The end result was 5 stitches for our brave little Brady. He did great the entire time, although he would like the stitches out NOW! He isn't as impressed with the battle wound now. We will return in about 5 days to have them removed and he will be as good as new!
Brave Brady...showing off battle wound
Waiting for numbing agent to work
Result - 5 stitches and not very happy about it
1 comment:
Oh no! Poor little Brady! I guess with 2 boys it had to happen sooner or later!
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