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Gabbi Bo has had her first Emergency Room visit and stitches.  She was helping Gid put clothes in the hamper.  She put her finger in the hinge side of our closet door without Gid knowing and got her pinky smashed.  It pretty much ripped the nail off and ripped her finger wide open.  Since Instacare in Preston had just closed we rushed (really rushed) to Hyde Park before they closed at 8:00.  We made it by about 3 minutes!  The doctor looked at it and ordered x-rays to make sure it was not broken.   They came back fine.  He came in strapped her to a papoose board which made her freak out and numbed her up.  Then said "I am not comfortable with this, I can see bone, you need to take her to the ER".  Wow, could have said that an hour earlier. 

Since it was bedtime and everyone was in pajamas when it happened and we were hoping it would be a way fast trip to Instacare we left the older 3 kiddos home alone in order to get to Instacare before they closed. When we found out we would be going to the ER we called our wonderful Grandma and Grandpa Taylor who rushed over to the house to stay and comfort the older 3.  Gid was having a horrible time stressing over his "Bowie".  Grandma and Grandpa were able to calm him down and get him to go to sleep.  Gabbi was one heck of a trooper.  After a visit long visit to Instacare then to be referred to the Emergency Room for better care she was still her happy easy going self.  She sat in her Dads lap watched Daniel Tiger on my phone and let the Doc stitch away.   Four hours later we were on our way home.

They ended up removing her nail then stitching it back on so it will not scar and let the new nail grow underneath.  It required 10 stitches and we will be seeing a plastic surgeon next week for follow-up.  She gets to wear a pretty pink bandage mitten until we see the plastic surgeon but she is finally leaving it alone.  The first morning I re-bandaged it 5 times in a 30 minute period.  I loved coming home to well cared for sleeping kiddos!  The best part was the next morning when Gid, Gracie and Hal all told me how they had said 5 prayers for Gabbi while we were gone and asking for us to get to Instacare on time.  They were so worried about their little sister.   So cute to hear their faith building stories and where they turned for comfort!  There is always a silver lining to tragedy!