Ouch, Stitches!!!

Oh no, not Eithan again! My poor little guy (3) has been in the hospital so many times, but this time it was for stitches.

Grandpa was babysitting and had given him a bath. He then went running full blast on the bathroom floor, slipped and split his chin open on the ceramic tub. Grandpa didn't see any reason to call me and let me know.

When I came home from a session with my therapist and a trip to the craft store, I asked why Eithan wasn't wearing a shirt and he said, "Because he bled all over it." After being home for about 15 minutes, my dad said, "You may want to look at his chin, I put a Band-Aid on it." I had my dad remove the bandage because it freaked me out, and I gasped when I saw the huge gape in his chin.

I then called the pediatricians office and was put on hold for an eternity..."There are four callers ahead of you..........." Arrghh! Finally, I got through to the nurse and she told me to bring him to the children's hospital.

Eithan said he wanted daddy, and my husband Eirik left work to meet us at the hospital. Eithan was such a brave little guy - he didn't even cry when the nurse gave him four stitches on his chin. He was very excited by the Popsicle and all of the stickers he received.

As for mom, I've had better days! There is nothing more heart-wrenching than seeing your child in pain.