Will was going through his normal bedtime routine of reading 2 books when he started running around his room in circles (normal for him). He fell and hit his forehead above his left eye on the end of his bed. I was cleaning up the playroom and heard the panic in JT's voice. Will was bleeding a lot and I was trying to get him cleaned up so I could see how deep it was. It was really hard to tell though, and Will didn't want us to touch it any more than we had too. He calmed down pretty quickly and JT tested his eye movements, so we weren't really concerned about a concussion. JT called Dr. Scott and he said he would go to the ER since it might not heal well on its own.
Evie was asleep, but we decided to take her with us. We both wanted to be with Will so we loaded up the car for a Saturday night adventure at the ER. I talked to Will the entire car ride to keep him awake and make sure he wasn't acting different. He was being funny and smart as usual.
We got there and got in right away. Will didn't like getting his temperature taken, but he did like the scale. Will (plus 2 airplane toys) weighed 35 pounds. Next we went back to a room where a few nurses took turns talking to Will and keeping him happy. Besides a bleeding head, you'd never have known there was anything wrong. They put some numbing gel on his head. We had to wait 30 minutes for it to be effective, so Will and I laid in the bed and played with the airplanes, counted numbers on the clock, and played with the bandage tape.
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| "Lil' Maggie" was injured too. |
Once he was numb, JT helped hold him down so they could clean it out and get a good look at it. 4 stitches were put in and covered with an Elmo band-aid. They offered him a popsicle (which he refused) and gave him a teddy bear.
Will tells everyone that he got "4 stitches", and he usually holds up the correct number of fingers.
Later in the week, we were able to remove the stitches. Will's pediatrician said that I could do it at home (he apparently has a lot of faith my surgical ability), but Will wouldn't let me (he doesn't trust me). I loaded up Will and Evie and back to the ER we went. They remove the stitches for free, so I decided it would probably be best to leave it to the professionals. He was a complete angel for them! He just laid there and let them take them out like it was no big deal. I think really he was just impressed with the magnifying glasses that the nurse was wearing. This time when they offered him the popsicle, I gladly accepted it for myself!
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| He climbed right up on the bed like he knew what he was doing. |
