The Road to Recovery

Isabella got her stitches removed on Friday and was such a trooper. Honestly, she did so much better than I anticipated. I made Joe go with us, because I didn't know what to expect. First they weighed her, and she weighed in at 22 lbs, 12 oz. I was hoping she would be a little closer to 24 lbs, but we will take what we get! The doctor had a nurse come in and hold her down, Joe held her feet, the doctor removed the stitches, and I stood back and rocked back and forth with my hands over my mouth telling Isabella what a big girl she was being. And she truly was.

Naturally, she started screaming when they held her down, but then she just kind of stopped and laid there silently. The doctor would switch between scissors and tweezers, and Izzie would scream a little when she saw the scissors, but I'd say that's a pretty natural reaction :) Both the doctor and the nurse commented on how good she was. Like I said, there was a little bit of screaming, but no crying (from either of us!).

Since the wound is not completely healed yet, I do have to keep cleaning it and covering it. And for the next six months, which will obviously include the spring and summer, I have to make sure she has sunblock on it and keep it covered with a bandaid or a hat when she is playing outside. She is great about leaving it alone (for now) but is completely aware of it. I think she thinks the new word for forehead is "boo boo". She touches every one's forehead and says "boo boo". I've even seen her do it to her baby doll, and then she will hold her baby tight, pat her on the back and rock back, and forth tell her "It's 'kay, it's 'kay." It is cute and sad all at the same time.

On a side note, we have been staying in pretty much all week, so we have been watching a lot of movies- her current favorite being "Toy Story". And in the past week, probably with the combination of her injury and admittedly too much tv, she has become quite the little actress. She has a certain scene memorized where a character lets out a big scream, and Izzie doesn't even have to be watching it to know it is coming. She screams right along with the movie. The first time she did it, it really freaked Joe out because she wasn't watching, just listening. In another scene the older brother takes a doll away from his little sister and she screams. Well, Izzie does a dead on interpretation of this as well. She will grab her baby and shove it towards my hand, pretend that I am trying to take it from her and scream. She had actually started her acting skills last week at dance when a little girl was crying. Every time the girl would let out a cry, Izzie would imitate her and run to me, pretending to be crying. She has always been a bit dramatic, but this makes it official. Although ,I prefer to refer to her as being theatrical rather than dramatic. Maybe we've got a little actress on our hands!