Maren's not the only one who's had excitement lately. On Friday night, Porter had to get stitches for the first time.
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| Apologies for rotten photo quality. These were taken at about 10:30 pm when we got home from the Urgent Care and I was EXHAUSTED. |
I say for the first time, because I'm fairly certain this will not be a one-time occurrence. In fact, I wish I could say that I was shocked that he has to have stitches at such a young age (he'll be two in September), but I'm not!
And anyone who knows him? They're not shocked either. Child is part monkey, I'm sure of it.
As to how the injury occurred, I'm not entirely certain because I was standing with my back to him at the time. I do know that it involved a riding toy, a high rate of speed, and the bottom-most stair. He put his sharp little teeth into the inside of upper lip and made a nice deep gash that required three sutures. He took it like a champ--he did have to be held down by me and a burly male nurse, and giving him the anesthetic shot was not pretty but he held fairly still when the doc put in the sutures. In fact, they said they'd had a teenage boy in the night before that needed stitches who acted like a bigger baby than my two-year-old. What can I say--I've got tough little kiddos! They got that from their dad.
His lip swelled up mightily the next morning and he looked like Larry the Duck for about 48 hours, but it looks much better now. The stitches will dissolve and thankfully won't leave a visible scar. We probably won't be so lucky next time. Because there will be a next time.
I wondered how Porter would adjust with his beloved big Sissie in school all day long. Monday went just fine, but it all hit the fan yesterday morning when I tried to take him to the nursery at the rec center so I could exercise. I managed to make it 18 minutes through a 20-minute elliptical hill climb program when they called me over the loudspeaker to come get him, as he hadn't stopped screaming since I dropped him off. Usually Maren is there with him and although they didn't necessarily play together, having her there must have been a huge comfort to him. I hope he gets over this soon, because I need to get back on the exercise wagon after ice cream two-a-days and taking the whole summer off. Fall and its accompanying skinny jeans are on their way!
Bless that precious boy's heart. Here's hoping all the injuries are small ones.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have to take Christopher to the ER for ear infections about every other month. They would call in three nurses to hold him down for the shot and I would say that wasn't necessary. He would just watch them do it and not squirm or wiggle. He knew that shot made his ears stop hurting and he wanted it! (He never did figure out how a shot in the butt made his ear better...)
He makes a cute duck tho! Hope you get some restful days soon.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I give you BIG BIG kudos... you are much braver than I on all accounts!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad he is getting better...and glad it wasn't anything worse.
I have considered taking Bebe to the day care area while I work out but know that it will be a scream/crying session as well. Me and skinny jeans? Not gonna happen right now! LOL
Poor baby! Been there, done that. My daughter was about 2 when she had to get her lip stitched, she was climbing on a table after she'd been told not to. Kids are a lot tougher than we think, and he'll be fine. And as you said, he's a little tank and will probably have more in the future. He's such a cutie!
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