Scott was getting ready to grill our dinner, so the kids and I were playing outside. They were playing so nicely together, with very minimal bickering, which isn't always the case. At one point, Fischer picked up a stick that happened to be quite large. He turned while holding it, and Addison happened to be standing right there. The stick hit her right above her eye, which we are very thankful for. If it had just been a little lower, it would have hit her actual eye. It was a complete accident and I could tell he was confused about what was going on.
It was bleeding a lot and we couldn't tell how deep it was, so we decided it'd be best to take her to Urgent Care. I took her while Scott stayed home with Fischer. I drove way too fast to get there because I was worried about the blood dripping into her eye. I know, gross! We got there, and by some miracle, were the only ones there. We got called back immediately, and they weighed Addison (26 pounds) and took her blood pressure and temperature. I knew the exam was going to be rough because she was freaking out over the weight and blood pressure part.
The doctor came in very quickly. He tried to look at her eye while I was holding her but she was moving around way too much, so he wasn't able to get a good look. He then had me lay her on the exam table and tried to look at it that way, but again, she was not holding still. Unfortunately, they had to get out the "papoose." It was a backboard with straps for her arms and legs, sort of like a straight jacket. They strapped her into it and a nurse held her head so the doctor could actually see the injury. This was the only time in the ordeal I felt like crying - I hated seeing her strapped in like that, and she kept screaming "I get out!!!" She could barely catch her breath, and it was a miracle that she didn't make herself sick.
Once they had her strapped into the papoose, it took less than a minute for the doctor to determine that she didn't need stitches. He said it would scar, but to use Mederma to help reduce the scarring, and to be sure to keep sunscreen on it all summer.
We were done, and it took longer to do our discharge paperwork than it did or the actual exam. And, Addison got her first sucker ever!! The nurse couldn't believe I'd never given her a sucker! :) We made it home by 8 pm, and Addison got some Tylenol, some Neosporin on her eye, ate a late dinner and went to bed.
Here eye is looking better each day and doesn't seem to be bother her at all. Thank goodness!!
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