First set of stitches (Well 2 actually) and trip to the ER!

Last Friday at school, Stone somehow fell down really hard and hit his chin on the ground, where upon impact he bit through the right corner of his little mouth fileting it open. Thank goodness both Nannie and I were there (His school was having a "water day" outside)! Right after it happened I noticed that he REALLY was going to need some stitches, so Nannie and I rushed him to the ER at Medical Center of Plano. Now trust me, as cool and calm as that last sentence sounded, that's not exactly the case... Mom here screamed in horror and cried darn near the whole time (I have learned my lesson that it is best to stay calm in a moment of crisis if at all possible)! After a 6 1/2 hour ER visit, Stone received 2 stitches and we were on our way home. All seemed okay, until the next morning. Somehow his stitches were not put in correctly and he needed more than he got (AND his wound wasn't cleaned so we are now taking antibiotics that cost $134 3X a day!!!). Saturday morning the "stitches fairy" must have stopped by our house, because the stitches were gone. So Saturday we go BACK to the ER, this time at Children's in Frisco. Stone was totally cool and calm when he got his first set of stitches (He literally watched Sponge Bob the whole time, not making a peep), so we saw no need to have him sedated if we didn't have to. However, at Children's they needed to give him double the amount of stitches (He has 4 in the right corner of his mouth) and they needed to be put in tight. This trip was much more traumatic! Poor Stone had to be held down while he received his stitches and he was really scared! Thank goodness for Travis, who was the strong daddy in the situation. He held Stone down and talked him through the whole thing while I was blubbering and crying in the corner! What am I going to do when this boy starts playing sports?!! I'm giving myself the excuse that this is Stone's first big boo boo and I have the right as his Momma to freak out just a little!!

Stone is doing MUCH better now. His sutures are healing up great. We just had our follow-up appointment with his Pediatrician today (6/28), and she said that it looks good and he can resume school next week! Above is a picture of Stone at Children's from Saturday (6/25) waiting for the doctor, and below are his pictures right after the accident in the ER waiting room at Medical Center of Plano on Friday (6/24). Poor baby!!