Stitches

Back on April 23rd we had our first experience with stitches.  We were getting ready to go outside and play until Zack got home.  I went upstairs to get Peyton's shoes when I heard a big crash downstairs.  This isn't an uncommon occurrence so I wasn't too worried.  Berkley started screaming and I could tell it was the "really hurt" scream, not the fake one.  So I went downstairs and picked her up while she kept telling me it really hurt.  As I was holding her, I noticed blood all over her hand.  I started to panic as I looked her over, trying to find where it came from.  I finally saw that her chin was split open. 

She had been doing a "cool trick" by putting her hands on each of the armrests of the chairs in our living room, lifting herself up, and swinging her legs.  She slipped and hit her chin on our windowsill. 

I got tissue for her to hold to her chin and got in the car.  She hadn't taken a nap that day and she actually fell asleep while we were driving.  We went to instacare where they stitched her up good as new. 

Waiting for the numbing gel to work.  She had also drawn all over herself that day "like the guys do."  I think she saw some guys with tattoos...


Being so brave.  She held nice and still as long as I held her hand.  The worst part was when they poked in the numbing needle.  She was just screaming and I felt so helpless. That white thing is a chip of paint from the windowsill. 


5 stitches later and she got a sucker, a popsicle, and pizza for dinner.