What do you get when you cross an energetic 5-year-old jumping around with a
wet, slippery shower?
5 stitches!!!
That's right! Last night Evan was taking a shower and for everyone that knows him it won't come as a surprise to find out he was jumping around while in there. We've been waiting for this day to come. He has so much energy. He never walks or even runs. He sprints everywhere. He bounces off walls (literally) and jumps over eveything and everyone. I love his spirit, but sometimes I get tired just watching him. And I literally am scared to death some times. I know this is not going to be our last time taking him to get stitches (or a cast or something else).
Anyway, he was jumping around and slipped, fell, and hit his chin on the edge of the bathtub. I opened the curtain and I can still see his face. He looked really scared. I figured he had bumped his lip or something but couldn't see any blood. I had him hold the towel up to his mouth thinking he lips or something would start bleeding sometime. When we took the towel away there was blood on the towel but I still couldn't see any around his mouth. I had him tilt his head up and sure enough, there was the gash. And since the towel was gone it starts dripping down his chest and stomach and that FREAKED him out. That's when he started getting hysterical. I had to yell just so he could hear me so I could get him to relax a little bit. At this exact time Miles decided he had had enough of his crib and wanted to get out so he started crying. Let's just say I was a little frazzled. Evan held up a washcloth to his chin while I rinsed him off. I was really glad he was in the bathtub. I didn't have to worry about washing any extra clothes. I put a towel around him and brought him to the couch so I could go get Miles out of his crib. Thank goodness Ben came home a couple minutes later. I had been trying not to say anything to Evan about needing stitches because I knew he would freak out even more. I forgot to mention this to Ben. When he looked at it he said, "Yep, that's definitely going to need stitches." Evan didn't like that very much.
I called my brother who's an ER doctor. He met me at my parents' house and he stitched him up right there. It's nice to have a doctor in the family when things like this happen. Evan's not the first family member he's had to stitch up.
He didn't like that he had to get stitches. When I went to get a lamp for more light, Koy started to pick something up and Evan started yelling, "No! Don't do it now. I want my mommy sitting by me!" It was kind of funny at the time, but I'm glad he felt better with me there. He was a bit stressed but so brave during the procedure!! He sat still and and just held my hand. He was even asking Koy questions.
We had to wait for little bit at home before Koy could meet me. He was just a sad little boy.
The operating table - a.k.a my mom and dad's kitchen counter
YIKES!!
The worst part of it all - the numbing shots
stitching him up
5 stitches
to get him relaxed afterward, my mom made him a strawberry smoothie. He picked this over some ice cream.
And we did some Fun Fusion beads while we drank our smoothies.
2 comments:
Oh my goodness, what a day! I'm sorry that Evan got hurt, but I'm glad he's doing better, what a brave little boy.
Ah! I'm sorry Evan. Poor kid. I wish we had a doctor in the family.
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