The head and the rock.
On Friday Amber was pushing Wesley on the makeshift swing (actually a tether-ball hooked to a tree branch) in our backyard and it came apart sending him, to quote Wesley, “like a bow and arrow” onto a large rock in the flower bed. He ended up with a gash on the back of his head. It wasn’t too large and Amber was able to control the bleeding in a few minutes, but it was deep enough to see the fat layer, so stitches were called for.
The Rock!
After a bunch of calls we ended up at the doctor’s office. The urgent care clinics around here wouldn’t take him because of his age and the emergency room was probably going to be both slow and expensive given our current insurance. The doctor managed to fit us in and get Wesley taken care of, but it took two hours all told. Wesley did great. For a kid terrified of getting shots he is the bravest thing you’ve ever seen when it comes to getting stitches. He’s terrified of it, but when it comes down to it he holds perfectly still.
As you can see he is doing fine now. He really liked the green wrap and the way it made his hair look.
Back in full slug collecting mode.
For those of you keeping score at home, that makes 7 stitches in all for Wesley. Jillian is going to have to step up her game if she is going to regain her crown for the most stitches/staples. I guess whoever breaks a bone first, wins.
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Yikes! What a brave kiddo! We’ve been lucky and averted stitches so far…..
Wesley, I thought we were going to attach that tether ball rope to the middle post on the back patio! Way to go being so brave!! Your green wrap looks like the coolest ninja headband I have ever seen! See you in a couple days
Love you, Jessica