Sio's first stitches!

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What's a holiday without a trip to the ER? I hope this doesn't become a tradition! Yesterday after dinner but before dessert Alekisio was playing football and backed into a tree and fell somehow. Aisea said he went,"Oh my arm," and continued to play. Then Aisea got a glimpse of blood flowing down his arm and of course took a look to see this:

This is the clean picture taken in the hospital. I of course got a quick look headed and said we need stitches. Alekisio started screaming at the thought and Aisea being the tough dad that he is said no they'd just bandage it up. Who would have thought I'd be the one holding him down for shots and stitches and not the big tough rugby player. I thank my tough no nonsense mom for that. Anyway I called the hospital and as soon as I said you could see fat(the yellow stuff) the nurse said he had to come in. We bandaged him up, ate dessert of course, and headed to the ER. Sio wasn't too happy about that since daddy had said no stitches but I told him they were just going to look at it and he may or may not get stitches, but they would clean it. I took Sio in while Aisea came home with Isabelle. As soon as the intake nurse brought us back Alekisio was in my lap shaking violently. He kept asking the same questions over and over,"Are you going to give me a shot?", "Can you just use the glue stitches?", and just questioning every movement in general. When the nurse came in to look he asked all of the above and more again, and to the doctor also. However when Sio mentioned the glue to the doctor he said,"Well we'll fix it." So I knew I had to break his heart and tell him that he was going to get stitches and explain what numbing is. Alekisio wasn't buying the whole numbing concept. After they did the topical ointment the doctor came in with the needles and the,"What's that?","What are you doing with that?" started. We were thunb wrestling which Sio thought was hilarious so the doctor told us to keep playing while he fixed Sio's arm. Alekisio had to keep peeking and just as the needle was almost to his skin he peeked and flipped out. The doctor moved the needle quickly and told him we can either get some really big guys to hold him down or he can sit nicely but no one wants to get stabbed with that needle. So we tried again,thumb wrestling was now out of the picture, and Sio jumped again. The doctor said ok I'll go get the guys so Alekisio said,"No I'll be brave," stuck his arm out, I covered his eyes, and the doctor numbed him while having a death grip on Sio's wrist. I know this because Sio's hand turned bright red. While he was doing it he told Alekisio he would show him magic so after we had all let go the doc. showed him the needle and said,"This is really sharp right? Watch." When that needle headed toward his arm again I got a little scared but Sio sat still while the doctor touched around the cut smiled because he now understood was being numb was. After that he layed there nicely on his own while the doctor cleaned and stitched him up. The only scare he had was when the doctor picked up the thread with scissors. Alekisio's eyes got big and he said," Are you going to cut me?" I was laughing a little. Luckily he didn't see the little needle. Judging from the scared legs, scraped knee, and scraped eye, the doctor decided to leave the stitches in for 12 not 10 days because he said he didn't trust Sio. Again I was laughing a little. Once they put the bandage on Alekisio was holding up his arm saying,"I was so brave!" to anyone who passed. As soon as we left the hospital he was calling Uncle Walter to tell him all about it. I have an sneaking suspicion that the ER hasn't seen the last of Alekisio!