Battle Scars

We had an interesting Friday Afternoon. Trace had the day off and we were planning on attending a BBQ. Trace and the little man were getting ready to go and Beckett fell in the bathtub and busted his lip. He somehow managed to drive his top tooth completely through his bottom lip. I could tell right away that it was probably going to need stitches. So we cleaned him up and took him to the nearest children's hospital. This is our 3rd visit to this particular ER in a one month span. When we entered, the nurses had recognized Beckett from our prior visits. Trace asked if we could get a name plate to reserve a spot in the parking lot. The Doctor came in and examined him and explained how he was going to treat him, the next thing I know Trace and the Doctor are trying to one-up-one another by showing off their "Battle Scars" we were also listening to McCain announce his running mate on the TV which coincidentally was literally going on right down the street. They both start to weigh-in on what they like and don't like about each of our presidential candidates. when the Dr. leaves to go check on his other patients, Trace Say's to me...He's a little too laid back. Ha! You could have fooled me, You would've thought these two were good friends by the way they were carrying on in conversation. A nurse came in and numbed Beckett's wound with some numbing gel. I assumed they would have to papoose him to keep him still. Surprisingly Beckett laid there perfectly still with the doctor on one side, Trace on the other, he didn't make a peep, or try to get in the doctor's way. I wouldn't have believe it if I hadn't seen it myself. He's such trooper. Fortunately, it only required 4 stitches and only on the outside.(they had talked about stitching both inside and out) From the location you cant tell by looking at him that he even has stitches. so even if there is some scaring it won't be noticeable.