I think we should have a punch card for ER visits to Athens Regional Medical Center. How about 4 visits and your 5th one is free. Sounds good to me since I have been there 3 times in the last 3 months. No joke! I was there with Lorenzo on Aug. 19 and then again on Sept. 19 and then last night with Rayna. The kids were sick for like the whole month of September. They had everything but the Swine Flu. It all started with Lorenzo and his croup. Then about 10 days after that he got Rotovirus. He was well for I think a week when he got Hand, Foot and Mouth disease, which of course he in turn gave to Rayna. We've been in the clear for a couple of weeks now except for the fact that they both have colds and snotty noses.
Well last night's adventure to the ER involved Rayna and a splinter in her hand. She received the splinter on a log at school on the way to the car when I picked her up at lunch. She screamed bloody murder about it. We get home and I tried to attempt to get it out to no avail. I put her in the bath hoping that with the warm water it would be easier to remove. But of course she wouldn't even let me look at it. I was tired of hearing her cry about it hurting her hand so I gave her a choice: you can let mommy get it out or we can get in the car and go to the hospital and have a nurse take it out. By this time it is after 9 p.m. This is probably the craziest thing I've ever done as a mom but I'm sure it won't be the only thing! She still wouldn't let me do it so I told her to get in the car, we're going to the ER. It took 3 nurses and me to hold her down and get it out. Once it is out she turns to me and goes, "Mommy, I'm so glad we got it out. My hand feels so much better now." She liked the fact that the nurse's name was Poppy. They gave her a grape popsicle, a star sticker and a Dora sticker and she was as good as new. Another lady was walking by and ended up giving Rayna a teddy bear and Lorenzo got a little rubber ducky. She named the teddy bear "Take Care Little Child".
I'm chalking this one up to never underestimate the stubbornness of a four year old and never underestimate Mommy! I always say what I mean!
