Pearce gets stitches

Last Saturday, on October 28th, Pearce fell and hit his head on our coffee table and had to get his first (hopefully last) set of stitches.   We were having fun watching the Arkansas game.  Pearce was playing on his iPad and got so excited that he had gotten to the next level on his game.  He stood up on the couch and was doing a silly dance.  I was laughing at him.  Then all of a sudden, his foot just slipped off the edge of the couch and he crashed down head first into coffee table.  I saw it happen and the sound....I can still hear the sound his head made when it hit.  He immediately started screaming and was holding his head.  I could see blood coming from his hand and from the sound his head made, I knew he had to have cut it, but I was not prepared to see what I saw.  I moved his hand and saw a deep gash and hole in my baby's forehead.  It was such a shock to see.  I completely freaked out.  Thankfully Chris was there and remained calm the entire time and had to tell me to calm down in order to keep Pearce calm.  Chris immediately put a towel on his forehead and then we scrambled to get Pearce dressed and get ready to go to the ER.  We decided to not go to the hospital close to us, but go a little further to St. David's Round Rock.  When Chris had to go to the hospital for his blood pressure and heart issue, we went to the one by us and were not impressed at all with it.  No way we were taking our little boy there.  In the car, I rode with Pearce in the back and my sweet little boy had calmed down but was so scared about having to get stitches.  It broke my heart how scared he was.  He kept asking if it was going to hurt.  I told Pearce that the doctors would take such good care of him and that it would hurt a little, but the doctors would do their best to make sure it was quick and that when children are hurt, they always take extra special care of kids.  We got to the ER and Pearce walked in like a big boy still holding a towel on his head.  They were so sweet and got us right in.  The nurse took his vitals and then took us back to a room.  The doctor came in and looked at Pearce's head and confirmed that he did need stitches.  Pretty soon, the doctor and a male nurse came in.  They wrapped Pearce up in a sheet and asked Chris to hold Pearce's arms.  Pearce started to get scared and that's when Nurse Corey saved the day!  He told Pearce that if he was a big boy and did not move and let the doctor give him the numbing shots and put in the stitches, he would give Pearce money to go to Toys R Us.  Pearce did not move a muscle when the doctor gave him the numbing shots.  I really could not believe it.  He started to whimper a little bit, but the doctor was so fast, that it was over quick.  The actual stitches were no big deal then.  He got 4 stitches and then Nurse Corey gave him a $20 bill!  We couldn't believe it!  We were so proud of Pearce and it seemed like all the medical staff were proud of him as well!  They told us that they've never had a child remain so calm during the whole process....especially getting shots around the cut!  After we were discharged, we were sure Pearce would want to go  home to rest....but nope, he wanted to go Toys R Us to get his toy :)  He had so much fun walking all around, looking at the toys, and picking out what he wanted.  We wrote Mr. Corey a thank you card and Pearce worked really hard on his writing !  This accident hasn't slowed him down.  He felt like going to a Halloween event the next day, and didn't miss any school.  His eyes got pretty swollen and the only time he seemed bothered about this whole thing was when he saw his eyes.  He did not like how his eyes looked :(  Thankfully, the swelling did not last long and there really wasn't any bruising, either.  He got his stitches out the following Friday.  Pearce was worried about getting the stitches out and if it would hurt, but thankfully, he got another great doctor that made it a breeze!  After he got his stitches out, we went to get frozen yogurt to celebrate!  We got Pearce some silicone bandages to wear over his scar in hopes to minimize its appearance over time.  He'll wear those for the next 3 months and then we will need to always put sunscreen on it.  We are hoping it fades with time!  I'm so proud of Pearce and how brave he was during this whole thing!!