A Day of Firsts

So suffice it to say our evening did not go as planned.  We did not get to see the reptiles at the library.  Every one was home in time to go.  Something set the little man off and I had to go outside for a bit.  Sometimes that helps him calm down.  I came in and he had made a hole in a wall.  Well that did not make me happy.  Me unhappy escalates him and he started throwing stuff.  I caught the banana and the cucumber.  Should have let those go and caught the rolling pin.
So to the ER we went.  Besides the obvious which is I need stitches....they asked if my tetanus shot was current.  No, no it is not.  My last tetanus shot was in 1978.  Lucky me, I got one of those.  And it wasn't too bad.  I expected a lot worse.  Next the doc wanted to know if my teeth bled.  Well  I have no idea what bled and what did not.  He touched one tooth and it ached, but it was okay.  Then he touched the next tooth and that was not.  Head CT time. 
So I have never had anything beyond a normal x-ray.  The little CT machine is not bad.  Sounds like being in a wind tunnel or the air dryer at the car wash.  I couldn't watch it as it spinned as it bothered my motion sickness.  Now I have had one of those and it came out all fine. 
As far as I can remember I have not had stitches without surgery.  So this was new.  And all the people who came in before kept telling me about this new numbing gel stuff.  We already know about it because the little woman had it used the first time she got stitches.  Doc comes in with what he needs and a needle.  No numbing gel for me.  I get the old fashioned way.  And man does that sting.  He said it works better.  I didn't feel the stitches at all.  Five altogether.  The little mans watched every stitch.  The little woman kind of watched a bit.  I think it hit a little too close to home for her. 
The littles behaved very well at the hospital.  They were amazed that they were able to watch a whole movie in the time we were there.  Our in and out time put us there just a little over three hours.  They told me it is a boring place. They are correct.  But we are thankful they are there.  And I got to have a teaching moment with the littles on how to be brave.