Jaxon vs. Princess Horse

jax decided to go head to head with one of isabel's princess horses and sadly, the horse won. literally about 10 seconds before the fight i had told him to be careful and stay away from violet with the horse... he had been putting it up above his head and then pounding it on the floor full force! never in a million years did i dream that he would ram his face into it... nor did i think the horse could cause an injury that required stitches.

as soon as i took a look at the gash i picked up the phone and called the pediatrician. in 5 years of bing a mom this was the first incident in which i thought stitches might be necessary, i was freaking out a little. i wanted to make sure that he needed stitches prior to driving to children's mercy so we made a quick stop at the doctor and they sent me us on our way.

 the winning horse!

i can't remember what her title was, but there was a lady who came into the room to talk with jax about the procedure. she showed him all of the tools they would be using and let him hold them. she talked about what he would feel and the noises that he would hear. she stayed with us until the doctor cam in for the procedure and even held the iPad so max could watch  a movie while they did his stitches. it was a good experience.