After stitches

Natalie fell again last night and had to get stitches in her chin for the 6th time.  The last time was on June 5th and I don't even think I remembered to blog about it since it's becoming just another regular event for her.  This one looked particularly deep but she didn't even cry(although I almost did when I saw it).  We were at Cook's house for dinner when it happened so we decided to try out the new Urgent Care by her house that just opened that day!  It was a good experience overall and I think I'll take her there again if needed.  Considering that they are just a general urgent care I was very impressed with how they handled a child.  Natalie actually did much better than she normally does at Children's Hosp ER and the wait time was shorter (in and out in under 2 hours!) However, she did not hesitate to wave goodbye to the nurses when we left!  

Tough week so far..and it's only Wednesday!

On Sunday night Natalie fell on her chin on Cook's hardwood floor and split her chin open (again).  You may remember she did this back in May and had to have several stitches.  This time after a fun (not really) trip to the ER, she ended up with 10 stitches.  It did not seem to hurt much but she was really mad about being in the ER.  Even weighing her and taking her blood pressure really ticked her off.  I didn't take any pictures at the hospital but here she is happy to be back at Cook's house at 11:30 Sunday night.  Note the mismatched clothing and hospital bracelet.

The rest of her week was going along great until today, when approximately 45 minutes after dropping her off at school, I got a call to come pick Natalie up because she threw up in her classroom and had a 99.3 temp.  I got her home and she seemed happy to be home and crawled off to play.  She ate a great lunch and then posed for a few pictures:

Today, right after these pictures were taken, she was standing up by the coffee table, lost her balance and fell hitting her mouth on the coffee table on the way down.  Ugh.  She cried pretty hard but there was minimal blood in her mouth and all of her teeth seem intact.  Luckily, she must have just barely missed hitting her chin.  Hoping for no more injuries or sickness this week!