So on Thursday while doing our homeschool PE class Blake split hit chin wide open while swimming. The pool has a cement tiled lip you can hold on to. He said that instead of pushing himself out then underwater he just pushed himself down. Then causing himself to smack his chin on the cement lip.
He got a deep and wide cut but wasn't bleeding at all and didn't even cry. He said it didn't hurt. Got him out and checked it out. I decided it would be best to take him into urgant care because I could see fatty tissue, so I figured he would need a stitch or two.
We got in and he was still joking around as if nothing had happened...calm as a wistle, which I atribute to no blood. =) Doctor saw him and said yep you will need two stitches. So we got everything all preped and ready. He was fully distracted by the awesome big lights around to really realize what was going on. We got him in position with a nurse hiolding his head and another one on his feet. I got my orders to hold his arms under his butt and keep him still. At that point Blake chimes in, "Is this going to hurt?" Doctor says yes just a bit for the shot to numb up your chin. Instantly Blake starts crying, screaming, and kicking around. All us 3 grown ladies could not hold him down. He was in full self defense mode. =) Finally Doctor just called it off and said it wasn't worth the risk for just two stitches. So instead they did the strip bandaids. At that point nurse who was putting those on the scared him a bit, "Make sure you keeps your fingeres away and to keep it dry, otherwise it could get infected and we will have to cut it open, squeeze it clean, and then stitch it up!" That was funny to watch and listen too. =)
So, almost got his first stitches at the age of 6, but apparently 3 grown ladies aren't strong enough to hold down a scared 6 year old. Maybe when he's 8!
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