Bummer of a birthday :(

So a week ago Malulani got a cardboard cut under her finger nail and this morning she woke up and her finger is all infected. She poked it a couple of time with a needle and pus came out and then we pour hydrogen peroxide on it. I was thinking my mad skills in the medical field (ha ha) that would do the trick. Then I get a call midway through the day-it's Malulani crying and saying her finger hurts so bad. I thought to myself....she is not one for complaining - so it must really hurt! I encouraged her to stay and I would be there soon. You see today is her birthday and I was taking her birthday treats to her class so I went and took a look. Sorry for the bad picture- it is nasty. It was turning the fingernail yellow and you could see the infection working it's way down her finger. So I checked the girls out of school and we headed home. My mom came out to my house and watched the younger kids while we went to the doctors. Just before I took this picture she was crying :`( She is terrified of needles and that was her worry. I gave her the "be brave" talk but I am totally a wimp when it comes to needles. I don't blame her for not liking needles.

So finally the doctor comes in and was totally joking with her about needing to cut her finger off! She totally lost it! Then he said the word "NEEDLE" and she got hysterical. Another nurse came in to help she was hitting the doctor away. I felt bad for her but at the same time as I was looking at it as an outsiders view it was kind of funny. He drained her finger all while trying to dodge her fist. When it was all said and done she thanked him and apologized.

After leaving the doctors office and then going to get the prescription filled Malulani turned to me and asked if the $100 that I just spent comes out of her birthday stuff. OH how sad! Of course I said no! She went to activity days and went to sleep because she had been crying so much she had a headache. Then we had to rush to get dinner, presents, and dutch oven cobbler in before the night was over.

The saddest part of all of this .....last year on her birthday Dave cut his fingers on his table saw and Dave and I didn't get back until 10pm on her birthday and a few years ago she was swinging in a tree and fell out of it and broke her arm. So needless to say the last few years of birthday have been not so lucky :(