Our First Bout with the ER and Stitches...

Two weeks ago Annette had a little accident. She and her sister were playing with Christmas decorations and they knocked over a potpourri bowl. Mommy and I thought the bowl broke so we whisked Carolyn away, while Annette was trying to put the decoration she picked up back on the table. As she was doing so she tripped over a toy and fell knee first onto the bowl, shattering the bowl and cutting open her leg. We ran her to the emergency room (of course it had to be a Sunday) and she got 6 stitches in her left knee. She was such a brave girl, in the car she was telling her mom "I'm okay Mommy, Mommy I'm okay" and then she didn't cry until the stitches were almost done. We got the stitches out a couple of days ago and her knee is all better but here is a look at her wound over the course of the week.

Sunday 12/6/11: Right after the stitches were put in.

Later that night at home after being cleaned a bit.



12/10/11: She got to stay up late to "rest out" her knee each night.

12/15/11: Healing up quite nicely.

12/16/11: Stitches are out and the doctor says its healing nicely.

Throughout the whole process Annette was a really good, tough girl. Sure she played up her "hurt leg" to get some extra treats (like staying up late and watching Christmas shows) but for the most part she was really good about it. She is still limping a little, but only when she thinks about it and realizes we are looking, but otherwise she is fine. The cool thing out of all of this, is now Emily, Annette, and I all have scars on our left knees where we got stitches.