This afternoon while I was teaching I received an unsettling phone call from Gary. "Hey, Maeve cut herself at school, they've been trying to get a hold of you. She most likely needs stitches. I am on my way but it is going to take me 20 minutes to get there." Ugh!!! Being that my school is right next door, I left immediately to go grab her. Surprisingly, she was in much better spirits than I expected. The secretary said she was in shock. Her hand was all wrapped up so we just left it & went right to urgent care.  She had been cutting cardboard in her classroom for a winter village project. The tool slipped & cut right across her knuckle, pretty deep & all the way across.

She was happy to see one of our neighbors was going to be her nurse. I think that put her at ease a bit. Upon being checked in, they unwrapped her finger & it had to soak in a bath to wash out any germs, etc. before they stitched it up. They knew right away once they unwrapped it that it was going to need to be stitched. We spent our time watching Barbie movies while she waited & tried to keep her mid off the bath of bloody water that her hand was soaking in. Gross.

Felt like we were there forever! But once the block/numbing shot was done she was good to go & back to smiling. Poor peanut didn't like that big shot, but it was necessary because they were not able to numb around the area because it was bleeding so badly. A little ibuprofen & a fancy wrap/band-aid & we were good to go. 

Once we got home she rested a bit & her very first concern was if she would be able to sleep in our room (of course!!!). She was happy to nestle into her nest on the floor with her hand elevated. The doctor suggested that to help with the nighttime throbbing. Overall, she was far more calm than we would have imagined her to be given the circumstance. This is her second time with stitches. First time was years ago behind her ear after spinning & hitting her head on the table at grandmas. Hopefully this is the last. No PE class & has to take it easy for her for 10 days until the stitches come out. It's in a spot that would rip a stitch easily. Glad it wasn't worse! xoxo