Baby's First Stitches

In the battle of Quinn vs. the corner of the kitchen wall, the wall came out victorious. We knew that an ER visit for an injury was inevitable for Miss Q the kamikaze. Her head split open instantly and started gushing blood. Surprisingly, the kid only cried as much as she usually does for a scraped knee. After I cleaned it up, my Mom arrived to stay with Teagan, so I could take Q to the ER.

Off to the ER. Soothie is normally not
allowed out of the crib, but I made an
exception!

The ER doctor wanted to try using glue stitches since the cut was a clean straight line. Quinn took it like a champ and we headed home. She was overdue for a nap by hours so I put her down. 

Mommy freezes Q's head for the stitches

When she woke from her nap, I noticed that the cut had opened up again. My Dad came to hang out with T this time, so Q and I headed back to the ER. Fortunately, the doctor who treated Q the first time was still there, although her shift had ended. She was shocked to see us back because glue stitches are usually very effective. She decided that real stitches were going to be necessary. After freezing her head for the second time, she was wrapped up in a sheet, swaddle-style. I lay next to her singing songs, while she had her head stitched up -- cool as a cucumber and not a tear! I was so proud of my brave little girl. 

Despite a stitched head, she is back to her
kamikaze ways.