Stitches out!

I took Noah to CMH today to have his stitches removed. I felt so bad for the poor guy. He was happy to get a new "bracelet". He still had his one on from our visit 10 days prior. He agreed to let the nurse cut off the old one since he got a new one. Then, the not so fun part. He was crying and screaming "NOOOO!" There were 7 to remove and I know it had to hurt him. :( Poor guy. But, his finger is healing well and no more splint and nightly dressing changes! And we just finished his round of antibiotics. Now there is just a bandaid we change daily and put neosporin on it.

He has been so cautious and holding it up all day though. With the splint he did everything, like nothing ever happened. He literally was climbing the climbing wall, playing soccer, going headfirst down slides, etc. right away. Now he wants help getting into his carseat and basic stuff. He even kept it up out of the water in the bath still. He says it doesn't hurt though.

We walked to the Classic Cookie for a treat since he was so brave. He chose snickerdoodle. On the way home, he asked me if he could go to the ice cream shop to pick out his own ice cream. I told him no. He already had a cookie. "But, why mom?" Then after I told him my reasoning, he told me I made him sad. He was trying to milk it, but I didn't give in. No ice cream!