Stitches with a Smile

Sweet little Anna had to get two stitches in her forehead two nights ago. This was our family's first trip to the Emergency Room, so it was a little traumatizing for everyone! We had been enjoying a wonderful warm evening outside. We had just finished a fun pizza picnic that we had delivered to us outside on the playground, and the girls were running around and getting good and dirty. Anna was standing beside the swingset, where no-one was swinging, when all of the sudden a little guy ran over and pulled one of the swings back and then let it fly-right into Anna's forehead! We never saw it coming or had time to stop it. When we picked her up she was covered in blood. It looked much worse than it actually was, so it was a scary few minutes trying to figure out where the bleeding was coming from.  The hole was small but there was no doubt it would need some stitches to hold it together. Anna was amazing through all of this.  This picture just captures the essence of Anna! She almost always has a smile ready, even after getting stitches. The doctor and nurses were amazed at how pleasant and cooperative she was during the whole process at the ER. Anna just sat so still, watching everything they were doing to her, but hardly complaining. She is so cute, stitches and all!