Family Night!

Last night was family night and what an exciting night it was. Elaina was climbing up to our computer, like she has done a million times before. This time she was digging for something in the desk drawer and then the drawer collapsed taking Elaina down with it. Elaina cut her cheek pretty good so we took her to the urgent care center.

Elaina didn't cry too much when she got hurt and was having a great time playing in the waiting room, but when it came to the stitches it was a different story. So that she couldn't move too much the doctor wrapped her mummy style in a sheet and then I layed across Elaina's bottom half and Adam layed cross her chest and had his hand on Elaina's head so she couldn't move it. There was also a nurse holding down Elaina's head and then the doctor. Elaina's cheek was numbed before the stitches, but it was done by a shot so it was pretty dramatic for her. Elaina had a hard time during the interior stitches. At one point Adam started singing "Popcorn Popping" to Elaina and she stopped crying until the song was over. Luckily, I had a bottle and was allowed to give it to Elaina while she was getting put back together. The bottle got Elaina to sleep right in time for the exterior shots to start. She slept through that part.She ended up getting a few internal stitches, I wasn't watching so am not sure how many, and then got 6 exterior stitches.

Poor baby girl. She was so brave through it all, so was Adam, thank goodness. I wasn't quite so brave; it was really hard seeing Elaina like that. Today she is still pretty swollen on her left cheek but I don't think she's in pain. She also has a cut on her forehead and two scratches by her left eye. We are so lucky that her injuries weren't worse. She's still the prettiest little girl in the world and the doctor doesn't think it will scar.

Elaina's face was numb the rest of the night. This is her saying "cheese" for the camera with only half her mouth working.

Here's our sleeping beauty. She went down for bed really easy last night.