Stitches

After a slip in the tub, Brennan received his first (and hopefully only!) stitches.  He fell while standing to get out of the tub and hit his chin, causing a deep gash.  Surprisingly, he calmed down relatively quickly.  We quickly covered the cut, got him dressed and headed off to Urgent Care.  The Nurse Practitioner did not feel comfortable doing the stitches due to the location of the cut and his young age and sent us to the Emergency Room.

Brennan did a phenomenal job at the Emergency Room!  Other than the painful numbing shots into the wound, he remained still and content during the procedure.  He was such a big boy and we are so proud!  Before leaving, he enjoyed a blue popsicle for being so brave.

The stitches will be removed within 4-6 days, just around the time of Charm's arrival.  We were told that they could be removed by his pediatrician or at the hospital.  Again, due to his age and the location of the wound, the pediatrician's office will not remove them, explaining that they won't numb him or hold him down.  We're assuming we'll still be in the hospital with Charm, so while he's visiting his baby brother, Brennan will have his stitches removed.

While on our way to the hospital, we told Brennan that we were going where Mommy and Daddy were going to get his baby brother.  This lead Brennan to tell others at the hospital that we were at "Baby brother's house!"