Last night while Eddie was having his bath, he tried to climb out of the tub, slipped and popped his chin open on the surround. At first we thought he hit his mouth, by the way he grabbed it, but then we saw the blood. Luckily both Dan and I handle these kinds of situations pretty well, so after assessing the damage, we decided we better make a little trip down the road (the hospital really is that close).
Eddie handles it like a champ and quit crying before too long. However, with how deep the cut was, every movement he made caused it to bleed more. We got him in a diaper and went to the hospital. They were pretty quick at getting us back and decided he definitely needed stitches or glue. We opted for the glue, knowing how hard it would be for Eddie to do the stitches. Besides, the cut is in an area that won't really show even if it does scar.
To do the glue, they had to strap Eddie to a papoose/board thing, that covered from his feet to his chest. Then the nurse had to hold his head back and still so the doc could clean and put on the glue. Eddie screamed as much during this part as he did when he first got hurt, but it was out of frustration from not being able to move, not pain.
They got it sealed up in less than a few minutes and I, along with the binky was able to calm him down right away. We paid our ridiculous copay, (thank goodness for insurance), and headed home.
So we had a crazy night of firsts, but I'm glad to have it out of the way. Now we just get to look forward to when the next trip to the ER will be...which I hope is a long ways out!
Eddie waiting in the Emergency Room...fruit snacks and donuts kept him happy
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