Our adventures Saturday night had Sam in stitches... literally!
Not what we had planned for the weekend, but these things always catch you by surprise.
And unfortunately, Sam caught himself with his chin Saturday night before bed (thanks to a supposedly harmless game of brotherly chase on the hard wood floors with socks on!)
Upon assessing the bloody situation, I realized that our cheap hotwheels mini-bandaids would probably not suffice for sealing up the wound... so we all headed up to the ER at around 10pm!
Sure enough, the Doc took one look at the gash and determined that stitches would be the best course... so we got a little Lidocain and an ice pack to numb the chin, then wrapped Sam up in the papoose board so he wouldn't move!
The hardest part was the local anesthetic - it stung a bit for sure. But Sam was impressively brave and strong - I was amazed that he held so still (like he had a choice in that thing?!) and didn't even cry until the shot was over - and even then it was a mere whimper! (seriously, I would have been such a worse patient!!!)
Once his chin was numb, Doc got to the stitching and Sweet Sam fell asleep! He slept through the whole procedure - and the Doc was just great. Stitched him us so nicely, then covered it with glue to seal it - so we don't even have to have the stitches taken out!
Sam woke up once he was all done and was happy - albeit a little groggy!
He was also willing to let Dad take a couple more pics with his phone of the final product!
So... this morning over breakfast we got a couple more shots to show off!
Sam is somewhat unfazed by the whole ordeal, and wears his stitches like a badge of honor!
It helps that we talked it up pretty hard last night the fact that cousin Jackson just got stitches, too! "Now we can be twins!" he says...
We're healing nicely and spending our Sunday together playing in the snow and watching a little football. Here's to hoping we don't have to repeat an adventure like this again!
Oh my goodness..being such a brave little fella, Sammy deserves 2 Gold Stars on Mojo's chart;-O
ReplyDeleteOUCH!
ReplyDeleteBut what a brave guy!
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My heart aches at the sight of him on an ER bed :( I am so relieved he wasn't scared and handled the situation like a BIG boy! Tell him next time we're together he and I can compare scars :)
ReplyDeleteABUSE... ABUSE!!! Moe-Joe, are you getting all of this??? First Hamp almost runs away from home because his parents work him into exhaustion... and then Sammy "accidentally" falls and needs stitches?! If I were you Moe-Joe, I'd snatch those two boys up quick before their parents inflict anymore unnecessary pain on their children! =)
ReplyDeleteI am bringing an empty suitcase with me at T'giving!!!
ReplyDeleteAwe, poor little Sammy! Your auntie Jei, also cut her chin when she was about your age. She too was a good sport, although she did not make it to the ER. Abuela Xochitl had worked in a hospital in the good 'ol days, and knew how to take care of her little cut with 3 little butterfly band-aids! How do you like that! Hope you're doing just fine and dandy Sammy. Hello to your parents and John Hampton! Love you, Abuela Xoch.
ReplyDeleteCousin Savannah here,
ReplyDeleteI did the same thing to my chin when I was his age, and I can still remember the stitching process. Don't worry, it's not a scary memory. :)
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