It finally happened!

We thought this day would have happened much, much sooner, but ... to everyone's surprise ...

he waited to get his first set of stitches a week before his 4th birthday!
As the story goes, he did a naked cart wheel and split open his chin on the coffee table. This is exactly how Jackson tell it to everyone and anyone that asks ... the doctors, his teachers, people at the store and even people at church. We are incredibly proud of him for being so brave throughout the whole process. Once it happened, he cried, but was able to calm down quickly. We drove to the hospital and he had no fears or worries.When we arrived, he told everyone the story and continually asked me to take pictures of him during each step. I however, did not think of bringing my camera to the hospital when we were just trying to rush out the door. Next time I will know better and pack it right along with us. He was laughing and having a great time. So proud of his accomplishment! They numbed him up without a shot and later had to numb him again with a shot. That is when the laughter stopped. He did not like that and quickly changed his tune that this whole process was in fact ... NOT FUN! He wanted to go home right away. He still did great and braved 4 stitches on the outside and 2 on the inside of his mouth. He probably should have gotten more, but the numbing was wearing off and we didn't dare push it.
We are so proud of our brave 4 year old!
*The inside stitches didn't even last until the next morning. He quickly chewed those ones out (despite my best warning and offer for a really cool prize if he didn't touch them). The outside stitches made it a few days short of how long they were supposed to be in because one night in bed (Kelly didn't put a band-aid over them) Jackson decided to pick at them. So much so, that he pulled them all out except one tiny little one. This lone stitch stayed in an extra few days but really what was the use at that point. Way to go Jackson!