STITCHES SUCK! (And other good stuff from the Butler family. :>)

Just ask Adee! What a bummer. We were getting ready to head out the door to go to lunch with Becky and the twins when Adee tripped and fell on our kitchen tile, which is slate. (Bad idea to do slate in the kitchen!!) I was in the bathroom and I heard her fall - which is quite normal for Adee because she is always going 90 miles an hour - but she was really quiet - and I knew that was bad!!! I made my way into the hall and as I turned the corner I saw Adee staring down at her hands which were covered in blood. I about peed my pants. Really. :> I have never seen blood on my kids, especially not THIS much blood. Of course Sam was out of town, so I knew I had to be calm and deal with this on my own, not fun. I knew I would not head to the ER because our last experience with Shep was less than impressive, so after a few phone calls I headed up to Adee's Dr.’s office - HOPING that he would say it was not that deep and it just needed a butterfly bandage. No Luck. He walked in the room and started shaking his head and saying "oh no.” He said if you looked close you could see her skull - no thanks! I knew we were in for it. I asked if I had to help out and he said it was time to man up (yes, he said MAN UP :>) He explained to me that because of where the cut was it was really going to hurt Adee to have it stitched and that the numbing SHOTS (plural) were going to be the worst. He put some cream on her head to try to numb it a little before the shots and left the room for about 25 minutes to let it work. In that time I tried to prepare Ad's and myself for what was going to happen. I told her she needed stitches and she asked what those were - couldn't bring myself to explain that one - so I just said something that would make her head all better. Needless to say I did not succeed in preparing EITHER of us! Adee LOVES Dr. Burton and she told him that she trusted him, (which brought tears to my eyes) and laid down on the table for him to fix her head. First shot, bad news. Adee screamed. Mind you, this is a girl who does not even like her hair touched, let alone brushed, because her head is so tender. She had a few more shots in which the nurse and I had to hold her down and then Dr. Burton started to stitch - worse news. Adee was not numb yet and she came UNDONE!!! The nurse had her head and I was pretty much laying on her to try to get her to hold still because at that point there was no turning back. I HATED IT!!!! It was all I could do to not scream right along with Adee, and I think I did once or twice. WHY do they make parents hold their own children down? I guess I know why - but it still sucks. Back to Adee - Dr. Burton had to give her more shots in her head and she finally calmed down and he finished stitching. When it was all said and done Adee's face was bright red, she had sweat dripping from her hair and a very good idea of what stitches were. Poor girl. She really was brave, and I KNOW it hurt her really badly because she is a very tough girl - plus the pitch of those screams was not something that could be faked. I felt REALLY sorry for the kids who were sitting in the waiting room listening to her, wondering what was going to happen to them. :> So after all of that - I decided that it would be a good day for an ice cream cone. :> Ice cream always brightens Adee's spirits, and I think she will be okay until we have to go back in and have the stitches removed. Dr. Burton said it will probably scar because of where it is on her head, so if anyone has any good scar remedies please pass them on. :> WHEW!! Now on to the other good stuff! We got our yard in, there is a spot for my garden (never gardened in my life, wish me luck) and a spot for the trampoline and our 18ft. above ground pool. :> I know, maybe a bit W.T., but I think it will be fun. :> Our lovely dogs are happy because they just got a ticket back into the house once they get a bath. I am pretty sure they have STRONG distaste for us at this point, but I think we can win them over. AND Sheppie has taken his first steps on his own. It was cute! He was holding on to the coffee table and I was sitting on the floor he turned toward me and let go of the table and took about five steps into my arms. He was quite proud because as soon as he sat down he started clapping for himself! Good job buddy! We also got some family pics taken so I can FINALLY take the Christmas one off. :> There you have it. All updated! Adee and Shep's b-days are coming up, so those posts should be happy go lucky. :>