Houston, We Have A Problem!

Today started out like any other day, but boy were we in for an adventure! While visiting the nice ladies at the office where Grandpa used to work, Brian took a little tumble. He whacked his head against the corner of a door which resulted in a few tears, a lot of blood, a whopper of a lump on his forehead and a nice sized gash to go along with it.

As is getting to be the norm with this kid, Brian has proven once again that he is a brave little boy! Once the initial scare wore off and we had him cleaned up - Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, and Spencer all accompanied Brian on a trip to the doctors office! Once there, it was determined that he could use a few stitches so the games began! A gel was put onto the gash and Brian played with their toys for the 10-15 minutes it took for the gel to completely numb the the area on his forehead. Our nurse suggested that we "swaddle" him in a blanket like we used to when he was a baby. This would keep his arms and legs still and allow the doctor to do his work. Her suggestion worked great and aside from the fact that he got pretty warm by the time we were finishing up....he didn't flinch when Dr Sherwood put four stitches in his head! Dr Sherwood (and his nurse Melissa) were wonderful and made sure all 3 of us got though the experience and were all smiling when it was over. While we were here, he told us about a man who had brought his son in the day before for stitch's, and "he even brought his camera along!" We wouldn't have asked on our own, but once he brought it up, Mommy and Daddy didn't miss the opportunity and said....."well if you don't mind.....we have a camera along too!" Our thanks to Dr Sherwood, the nurses and the entire staff at the clinic. You made our visit a very pleasant one!

After it was all said and done, Brian was still up for going out for dinner. Maybe it was because he was really hungry, or maybe it was to show off the cool band aids he was sporting. Either way, one thing was certain. Due to his bravery, he had been promised one thing once we got back home - ICE CREAM!