ER trip

Well, last night was one for the books. While we were shopping last night Amelia found a friend and they started running around in circles, in a large open area. A few minutes later, she ran mouth first into a desk. There was a lot of blood and I totally panicked. I'd love to say that I didn't, but I promised Amelia we'd go see the dr and ran to the car. I had her hold a wipe on her mouth and apply pressure while we drove, and she did! 

The bleeding had stopped by the time we got to the ER, and I was able to look in her mouth. I was very surprised to see a 1" laceration right above her top teeth. 

The dr immediately decided she needed stitches. We had to put her in one of those kid straight jacket things to do the procedure. It was so, so awful to see her gum unattached to her mouth and watch all of the numbing shots and stitches going in. She screamed the entire time, but she let the drs do what they needed to do, and was so brave. I couldn't have been more proud. They gave her stickers and prizes after the stitches, and the first words she said were "this sticker is for me , and I'll give these to Kate." 

She was able to smile last night before the swelling set in. 

She woke up today saying "I'm not hurt anymore!" But her lip begs to differ. She's in great spirits, though!