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Apr. 20, 2009 - Hair Around a Finger = Hospital

Way back in February...

Its never a good sign when a Mom wakes up after a restless night of sleep to find her 2 month old infant whining in pain. To see his little finger swollen red and deep red lines crisscrossing his finger.

Instead of panicking, I got out my sewing kit and blunt needle and tried to remove the hair that appeared to be wrapped tightly around his little finger. After 10 minutes of trying and some ice, I got one small piece off, but the finger did not look any better.

So I called the Dr. office. They asked me to bring him in.

I brought him and the other 6 with me to the Dr. Office. All the other patients looked sick. I told the children not to play with any toys. We did not want to pick up what everyone else had.

The Dr. tried for about 15 minutes and could not get anything so off the the Children's Hospital we went.

I was able to drop the children off at home for Uncle Ted to watch while I took Caleb to the ER. We did not have to wait too long because the Dr. had called ahead to let them know we were coming.

The surgeon tried for 20 minutes to get it off with no luck. There were three students in there observing because they had not seen such a sight before.

After a rest of 20 minutes so I could nurse Caleb and let his finger relax, the supervising Dr. came in and tried. She could not see the hair. We concluded that somehow it must have come off either in the morning when I got a small piece off or during our travel from the Dr. Office to the Hospital.

They offered to let me just observe him at home and if it got worse to come back in. They suggested next time to use Nair, yes Nair, to remove the hair. It was suggested by a nurse after we had all tried. Now I know, but hope to never have to use it.

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Posted by uzbekmom

Awe! Poor Caleb!!!!! What a cutie he is!!

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Goals for 2009
1. To finish reading through my Bible.

2. To memorize 6 new Scriptures.
A. Colossians 4:2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.

3. Spend more quality time with Sean.

4. ~~To institute and stick to family game night.~~

5. To exercise 3 days a week consistantly.

6. To write and send cards every month.

7. To try a new meal once per month.

8. To expand the chore chart beyond the kitchen chores.

9. To spend work consistantly on my scrapbooks to get caught up and finish 2007.

10. To keep up to date in the children's journals