An eventful Sunday

Well, once again...Noah proves to us that he is our busy boy. We thought maybe we were done with runs to the emergency room but we were wrong.

Early Sunday morning, Chad and I were just getting out of bed, cleaning up the room, making the bed, etc when we heard Noah run through the dining room yelling, "I'm bleeding, I'm bleeding, I'm bleeding!" I ran into the bathroom to see Noah holding his hand over the sink and there was blood everywhere. I couldn't tell exactly where it was all coming from but once he moved his thumb over, I could see that we had a big problem!

To back up a bit, we had just bought some Cutco knives recently. For those of you not familiar with Cutco...these are the knives that can cut pennies and pop cans in half. VERY SHARP! We had always wanted some of these knives. My parents have some and we love using them when we are there helping with big family meals. They are so great! However they are very dangerous because they are so sharp! When our order arrived at our house, we explained to our kids that they were not allowed to use these knives because they are so sharp and we even put them in a separate drawer.

Well, Noah wanted an apple for part of his breakfast and decided to use the aforementioned knives he wasn't supposed to use. The end result: He cut the web of skin between his thumb and forefinger. The cut was so deep that the doctor thinks he damaged some tendons and nerves due to his lack of mobility and the fact that he failed the sensory test they gave him.

However, I have to say that I was very proud of Noah. He was so brave and endured many tests, poking, and prodding. He got approximately eight stitches (4 inside and 4 out) and only winced while they were giving him injections to numb the site.

I am nervous about today. Noah will be seeing a specialist. He will be checking out what kind of damage he endured and what, if anything, we will need to do about that. They will be taking the stitches out today and the doctor will be checking it thoroughly which will probably be pretty painful. If you think about it, say some prayers for him. We are hoping for no little to no damage and a quick recovery.

OH...just an FYI...on the way to the hospital Noah kept saying, "I'm so sorry I used those knives. I know I'm not supposed to. Please don't be mad!" We explained to him that accidents happen and we weren't mad. We also told him that the entire reason we didn't want the kids to use them was because we didn't want anyone to get hurt. I'm pretty sure he learned his lesson (the hard and expensive way, I might add!) I doubt he will get near these knives anytime soon!

This picture was taken this morning. Even with a bandaged hand he's still such a handsome young man!