Kylee is certainly the bravest 3 year old I know! Yesterday at church she fell and hit her chin as she was playing on the teeter-totter. Her chin hit a completely flat surface and yet she ended up with a wound that was nearly two inches long and approximately a quarter of an inch wide (unless she stretched her neck, in which case it go considerably wider). We spent 5 hours in the ER and she ended up with a bunch of internal stitches and 9 on the outside. She was very brave and we certainly felt the prayers of many. I prayed for a doctor that would be good with Kylee and that prayer was answered. He was a funny man who was very gentle and very reassuring. As he came in the room to do the stitches Kylee looked at him and said, "Sometimes I go to the dinosaur doctor." Of course I knew immediately that she was referring to a room at Northwest Pediatrics that is decorated with dinosaur but the Doctor thought she was referring to his age. Though Kylee did not like the numbing shots (it was AWFUL) while she was getting the stitches she was completely relaxed and even had her eyes closed, it was amazing and clearly the hand of God in answer to our prayers. As the doctor was finishing up the stitches he hit a spot that was resistant to the anesthetic and she was in quite a bit of pain but at least it was the end! We are amazed at how resiliant she is and how brave she is. We have to say though, that we figured Jude would be the first in our family to get stitches!
Kylee is certainly the bravest 3 year old I know! Yesterday at church she fell and hit her chin as she was playing on the teeter-totter. Her chin hit a completely flat surface and yet she ended up with a wound that was nearly two inches long and approximately a quarter of an inch wide (unless she stretched her neck, in which case it go considerably wider). We spent 5 hours in the ER and she ended up with a bunch of internal stitches and 9 on the outside. She was very brave and we certainly felt the prayers of many. I prayed for a doctor that would be good with Kylee and that prayer was answered. He was a funny man who was very gentle and very reassuring. As he came in the room to do the stitches Kylee looked at him and said, "Sometimes I go to the dinosaur doctor." Of course I knew immediately that she was referring to a room at Northwest Pediatrics that is decorated with dinosaur but the Doctor thought she was referring to his age. Though Kylee did not like the numbing shots (it was AWFUL) while she was getting the stitches she was completely relaxed and even had her eyes closed, it was amazing and clearly the hand of God in answer to our prayers. As the doctor was finishing up the stitches he hit a spot that was resistant to the anesthetic and she was in quite a bit of pain but at least it was the end! We are amazed at how resiliant she is and how brave she is. We have to say though, that we figured Jude would be the first in our family to get stitches!
Here is a shot of Jude that I couldn't pass up posting! He has been enthralled with his HAT. I was trying to tell him that it was called a helmet but he wouldn't have it. He was adamant that it is a hat. Who am I to argue?
