YOWZA!

Just after Christmas break, Andy was going to go outside to get some "fresh air" and he slammed his finger in the front door. At first we thought he had cut open his finger right through the nail. We discovered a few days later that he had ripped his fingernail, root and all, completely off! Nathan actually found the nail by the front door (tells you how much I sweep the front entry way) and that is what Andy is holding in the picture. Luckily it was his left hand, so it didn't harm his writing, but he had to wear a bandaid and first-aid tape for more than a week because we didn't want the nail bed to get infected. He was so relieved when he didn't have to wear a bandage anymore. His new finger nail is about halfway up his nail bed now. Poor little boy!