Last night was a very long night. At around 7:30pm, Halle tripped over a book and fell headlong into the corner of an open dresser drawer. She fell right on the corner of the drawer and received a deep cut above her right eyebrow. Needless to say, we were freaking out. Shan started crying and I ran looking for anything to stop the bleeding. Finally, we decided to drive over to the Welch's and have Sarah-Marie look at her. Being a nurse, she recommended we go in for stitches. AH! So sad! We headed out then for Central Baptist Hospital and the ER. Upon arrival, we saw the ER full of patients already. Finally they took us back and gave her 2 stitches. This was the hardest of all because Shan and I had to help in holding her down while the PA sewed up her wound. Thus, Mom started crying again. I am thoroughly convinced that an incident of this nature is harder on the parents than it is on the child. Halle pain is external; ours is internal. All said, we finally got in bed around midnight. Now our prayer is for her total recovery and as little scarring as possible.
Ah...and to think we have only been in Wilmore, KY for a little over a week. Let's hope there are no more incidents the next 10.5 months.
