Our New Year not off to a good start

So far this year (yes it is only the 5th day of the year) we are not doing to well. New years day Michael got a huge cut on his head by a shovel William was wielding around. We almost took him to the emergency room but Jeremiah was able to clean it up and seal it up with butterfly band aids. Here is Michael with his partly shaven head awaiting his band aids. He really didn't want to go to the hospital. He had total faith in his Daddy, that he could make it all better. He kept saying, "I know dad can fix it. I really don't need stitches."
Our brave solider all bandaged up.

Then today our sweet angel, Isabelle decided to try to open a pistachio nut with a paring knife. Needless to say we did make a trip to the emergency room.

I was upstairs nursing Rose when Joseph ran upstairs yelling that Isabelle was bleeding. When I got a look at her finger she just started bawling, "I don't want stitches, I don't want stitches".

Unlucky for me Jeremiah was at work with our car. Lucky for me my Mom is a phone call away and we have amazing neighbors.

Isabelle's brave face

My Mom drove Isabelle and I to the hospital.
While the Sorensens hung out with the rest of the kids. Isabelle was pretty brave about it all until they gave her the shot. She actually was smiling at me like this is no big deal then suddenly her face turn to horror and she started screaming. Poor thing. Then when they put the stitches in (either the shot never kicked or they took so long to get back to us it wore off, I am guessing the 2nd. We were there for 3 hours) Isabelle could feel the doctor stitching her up. She just screamed and cried. The Doc had to put two stitches in so he decided just to do the second instead of another shot because it would hurt just as bad.

Isabelle said her cut looked like a squished tomato.

Well here's to hoping that is the end of Emergency trips to the hospital and no more cuts.