Upon leaving the salon, Carter tripped on an umbrella stand (the kind for an outdoor cafe). The stand was empty, so it was essentially just a foot high metal pipe. He caught his nose on the pipe and cut his right nostril. That's as much detail as I'll give in order to be kind to those of you with weaker stomachs. I'll add only that it was immediately obvious that he'd need stitches.
Luckily, we live only a mile and a half from the children's hospital at Emory. At 3 hours, it was the fastest ER visit I've ever experienced. The staff was very friendly. They had bubbles in triage and a DVD player at every bed. That went a long way to making it a bearable experience. The roughest part (other than the actual stitching) was at the end when Carter no longer wanted to be held or touched in any way by anyone, but the medicine they gave him to relax him hadn't worn off, meaning he couldn't stand or walk on his own, so that was... unpleasant. For all of us.
Since Carter's accident happened right after his haircut, I had my camera on hand - thus the pics below.
10 comments:
Oh, poor baby. :( But, you know, boys and stitches. I guess it had to start sometime. I'm glad everyone came out of the situation relatively okay.
Oh no!!! Poor baby!!! But the hospital does sound amazing.
Oh, poor Carter - but it did have to start sometime! Give him a hug for me (that is, if he will let you touch him). Love Grandma Bronwyn
As they say,bless his heart...I'm so glad it wasn't worse. Maybe he will have a little battle scar that he can show off on the playground. His father still has his battle scar near his eye from catching the corner of the coffee table at about Carter's age. Also glad to hear Monday morning that Carter is feeling pretty normal
oh my poor little man! his uncle will be very sad to hear he was hurt but i'm sure he too will chalk it up to a battle scar. something to make him a tough little southerner. send him our love and kisses!
your son is now officially a bad ass. upon retelling this story in years to come, that "umbrella stand" will no doubt, transform into a 6-foot bully who was trying to steal mum's purse and so carter came to rescue, kicking him in the knee, forcing the evil man, who had a hook for a right hand, to nick sweet baby c on the nose.
at least, that's how i'm going to remember it.
-x-
aarti
Poor boy.
But we know he is his father's son.
It wasn't a hedge, J, just an umbrella stand....
Poor Guy!! At five and a half, I know Caleb is due stiches any day now. I honestly can't believe we've made it this long without them!
ouch! sad fowlkesies. sounds like quite an ordeal for all of you! I hope you're all recovering from the physical and emotional trauma. Let's hope this doesn't color his opinion of haircuts! ;)
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