Llama Drama

Shelby had her staples removed today.  I was REALLY dreading it.  The process of putting them in was torture.  I had been assured repeatedly that taking them out was a breeze.  It wasn't.  Thankfully, Scott was here today and went into the actual procedure room with her while I waited with Julia in the lobby.  I could hear my sweet baby SCREAMING through two closed doors and a hallway.  Scott believes that this dr. apparently rarely (if ever before) removes staples.  Apparently it also might have been too early to remove them since it bled - a lot.  Hence the bandage on my sweet girl's head in the picture.  As her mom, listening to my daughter holler in pain like that was overwhelming and heart-wrenching - literally.  However, even as quickly as the drive home, Shelby was back to giggling and her sweet smiley chatty self.  The whole experience reminded me (again) how blessed I am to have three healthy children.  This is not something that I take lightly or for granted.  I pray that the Lord will continue to bless them with good health.  I don't ever want to be the mom who is regularly heart-wrenched in seeing their baby suffer.  Healthy children are a blessing that I am fully appreciating tonight.