Brynlees stitches

March 23, 2015

John had to go down to beaver dam Arizona to see about a temporary substitute position at the high school there.  Since it was just going to take a few minutes I decided to go with and take the kids too.   Big mistake!!  

I was trying to keep bentley quiet so brynlee was swinging between the desks in the classroom.   I wasn't paying too much attention to her until I heard her screaming.   I was trying to call her down and couldn't figure out what was wrong, but she has a certain scream when something really hurts.  Then I looked down and my hands were covered in blood.   

It took a while to get her calmed down and for us to be able to leave, but then on the drive home I was wondering if she might need stitches- not because it was deep but because it was wide.   John and I debated for a while, but I finally decided to take her in to doctor just in case.   The doctor took one look and said yes it definetely needed stitches.   

So she got 4 stitches.  The doctor and medical assistant said over and over again how good she was being.   She didn't cry at all.   It was nice that they put a numbing cream on instead of a numbing shot.

This was a week later going back to get them out.   I had thought about taking them out myself because I know how, but I was nervous that Brynlee would freak out and not let me do it.   So again I decided to take her back to the office and I am glad I did.   The doctor had a very difficult time getting them out because the skin had grown around them already.